What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 0.0024 units per person in 1991.

What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 2024.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for number of infant deaths, male, per capita?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.

Is number of infant deaths, male, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of infant deaths, male, per capita was 0.0009 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0009 units per person

Change on year

down 3.2%

Rank

4th

of 43 groups

All-time high

0.0024 units per person

in 1991

All-time low

0.0009 units per person

in 2024

Years of data

1990–2024

Number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2024, number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.0009 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0024 units per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 units per person, in 2024.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990 to 2024.
Year	units per person	Change
1990	0.0024 units per person	—
1991	0.0024 units per person	+0.1%
1992	0.0024 units per person	-1.3%
1993	0.0024 units per person	-1.4%
1994	0.0023 units per person	-2.1%
1995	0.0022 units per person	-2.6%
1996	0.0022 units per person	+0.4%
1997	0.0022 units per person	-2.4%
1998	0.0022 units per person	-1.2%
1999	0.0021 units per person	-4.9%
2000	0.002 units per person	-3.1%
2001	0.0019 units per person	-2.8%
2002	0.0018 units per person	-4.9%
2003	0.0018 units per person	-4.2%
2004	0.0017 units per person	-3.9%
2005	0.0016 units per person	-5.7%
2006	0.0015 units per person	-4.3%
2007	0.0015 units per person	-4.3%
2008	0.0014 units per person	-4.1%
2009	0.0014 units per person	-2.6%
2010	0.0013 units per person	-4.6%
2011	0.0013 units per person	-1.2%
2012	0.0012 units per person	-6.3%
2013	0.0012 units per person	-4.1%
2014	0.0011 units per person	-2.3%
2015	0.0011 units per person	-3.0%
2016	0.0011 units per person	-3.0%
2017	0.001 units per person	-2.4%
2018	0.001 units per person	-4.7%
2019	0.001 units per person	-2.6%
2020	0.0009 units per person	-3.1%
2021	0.0009 units per person	+0.1%
2022	0.0009 units per person	-0.4%
2023	0.0009 units per person	-5.7%
2024	0.0009 units per person	-3.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.0023 units per person	0.0021 units per person	0.0024 units per person	10
2000s	0.0017 units per person	0.0014 units per person	0.002 units per person	10
2010s	0.0011 units per person	0.001 units per person	0.0013 units per person	10
2020s	0.0009 units per person	0.0009 units per person	0.0009 units per person	5

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

1 Somalia 0.0015 units per person compare
2 Central African Republic 0.0015 units per person compare
3 Niger 0.0015 units per person compare
4 Chad 0.0013 units per person compare
5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0013 units per person compare
6 Nigeria 0.0012 units per person compare
7 Guinea 0.0011 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Number of infant deaths, male, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0009 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 0.0024 units per person in 1991.
What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 2024.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for number of infant deaths, male, per capita?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of infant deaths, male, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of infant deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Number of infant deaths, male ÷ Population, total

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Number of infant deaths, male Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, male, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 240 places, 13,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

Number of infant deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.