Number of infant deaths, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, male was 1.10 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 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, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 1.10 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 1.40 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.09 million, in 2020.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.26 million | — |
| 1991 | 1.29 million | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.31 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.33 million | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.34 million | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.34 million | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.38 million | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.38 million | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.40 million | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.37 million | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.36 million | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.36 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.33 million | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.30 million | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.29 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.25 million | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.23 million | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.21 million | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.19 million | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.19 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.17 million | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.14 million | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.13 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.12 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.12 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.10 million | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.09 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.12 million | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.15 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.11 million | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 1.10 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.34 million | 1.26 million | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 million | 1.19 million | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million | 1.10 million | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 million | 1.09 million | 1.15 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 5 Ethiopia 83,419 compare
- 6 Bangladesh 46,327 compare
- 7 Sudan 40,000 compare
- 8 Niger 39,419 compare
- 9 Afghanistan 39,111 compare
- 10 Indonesia 38,443 compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 37,777 compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (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)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 1.10 million 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, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 million in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.