India vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of under-five deaths, male

India
317,384
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.60 million
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
5th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

  • India
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196019922024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 1.60 million against 317,384 in India, a difference of 1.28 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 5.0 times India's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th of 197 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.55 million 2.22 million 666,340 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1.07 million 2.01 million 944,225 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 590,669 1.71 million 1.12 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 356,771 1.64 million 1.29 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, India or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 1.60 million against 317,384 in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between India and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
1.28 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?
India ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, male
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.