Number of infant deaths, female in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of infant deaths, female was 864,785 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2024
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female in Sub-Saharan Africa is 864,785, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 1.15 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 859,842, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.04 million | — |
| 1991 | 1.07 million | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.08 million | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.10 million | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.10 million | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.10 million | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.14 million | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.14 million | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.15 million | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.12 million | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.11 million | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.11 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.08 million | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.06 million | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 997,091 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 975,544 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 957,191 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 941,089 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 943,425 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 922,566 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 940,505 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 899,700 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 885,662 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 892,303 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 890,850 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 887,298 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 889,732 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 866,721 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 865,760 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 859,842 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 886,863 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 909,351 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 873,025 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 864,785 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.10 million | 1.04 million | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million | 941,089 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 894,110 | 865,760 | 940,505 | 10 |
| 2020s | 878,773 | 859,842 | 909,351 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 3 Pakistan 142,446 compare
- 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 108,968 compare
- 5 Ethiopia 58,159 compare
- 6 Bangladesh 38,357 compare
- 7 Niger 32,490 compare
- 8 Afghanistan 31,864 compare
- 9 Sudan 31,271 compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Sub-Saharan Africa was 864,785 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 859,842 in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.