Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Target Target 3.2 By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births
Health
Series:
Under-five mortality rate, by sex //under 5 years old//Both sexes (Per 1,000 live births)
| Area grouping | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Africa | 124.7 | 119.6 | 114.8 | 110.2 | 105.7 | 101.3 | 97.3 | 93.6 | 90.2 | 87.1 | 84.2 | 81.7 | 79.5 | 77.4 | 75.5 | 73.4 | 71.5 | 69.6 | 67.8 | ... | ... |
| Eastern Africa | 122.4 | 116.5 | 110.7 | 105.4 | 100.3 | 95.6 | 91.2 | 87.2 | 83.7 | 80.3 | 77.2 | 74.3 | 71.6 | 68.9 | 66.5 | 64.2 | 62.1 | 60.2 | 58.4 | ... | ... |
| West Africa | 155.4 | 149.8 | 144.4 | 139.3 | 134.7 | 130.5 | 126.7 | 123.3 | 120.3 | 117.7 | 115.2 | 113.2 | 111.2 | 109.0 | 106.8 | 104.3 | 101.8 | 99.2 | 96.7 | ... | ... |
| Central Africa | 144.6 | 140.9 | 137.4 | 133.7 | 129.9 | 126.0 | 122.3 | 118.3 | 114.4 | 110.7 | 107.1 | 103.6 | 100.0 | 96.6 | 93.4 | 90.5 | 88.3 | 85.1 | 82.4 | ... | ... |
| North Africa | 52.3 | 49.9 | 47.8 | 45.8 | 44.2 | 42.6 | 41.0 | 39.5 | 38.0 | 36.5 | 35.2 | 34.1 | 33.2 | 32.5 | 31.7 | 31.0 | 30.3 | 29.5 | 28.7 | ... | ... |
| Southern Africa | 125.3 | 120.0 | 115.1 | 110.4 | 104.9 | 98.7 | 92.3 | 86.7 | 81.4 | 76.4 | 72.2 | 68.8 | 66.3 | 63.9 | 62.0 | 60.1 | 58.2 | 56.5 | 54.8 | ... | ... |
| Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa | 107.7 | 102.7 | 97.9 | 93.5 | 89.3 | 85.1 | 81.3 | 77.6 | 74.2 | 71.0 | 67.9 | 65.2 | 62.8 | 60.8 | 59.0 | 57.2 | 55.5 | 53.9 | 52.3 | ... | ... |
| Economic Community Of West African States | 155.4 | 149.8 | 144.4 | 139.3 | 134.7 | 130.5 | 126.7 | 123.3 | 120.3 | 117.7 | 115.2 | 113.2 | 111.2 | 109.0 | 106.8 | 104.3 | 101.8 | 99.2 | 96.7 | ... | ... |
| East African Community | 123.0 | 116.6 | 110.4 | 104.9 | 99.6 | 94.7 | 90.3 | 86.4 | 83.0 | 79.8 | 76.8 | 74.0 | 71.4 | 68.9 | 66.6 | 64.3 | 62.2 | 60.4 | 58.5 | ... | ... |
| Southern African Development Community | 125.0 | 119.7 | 114.8 | 110.2 | 105.3 | 100.2 | 95.2 | 90.7 | 86.6 | 82.6 | 79.1 | 76.1 | 73.7 | 71.4 | 69.3 | 67.3 | 65.3 | 63.5 | 61.7 | ... | ... |
| Arab Maghreb Union | 41.2 | 39.1 | 37.1 | 35.2 | 33.4 | 31.8 | 30.3 | 29.0 | 28.1 | 27.0 | 26.2 | 25.4 | 24.7 | 24.1 | 23.4 | 22.9 | 22.3 | 21.7 | 21.1 | ... | ... |
| Inter-Governmental Authority for Development | 116.0 | 110.4 | 105.0 | 99.8 | 94.8 | 90.0 | 85.6 | 81.7 | 78.1 | 74.8 | 71.6 | 68.8 | 65.9 | 63.1 | 60.6 | 58.2 | 56.0 | 54.1 | 52.4 | ... | ... |
| Community of Sahel-Saharan States | 130.1 | 125.9 | 121.8 | 117.8 | 114.0 | 110.5 | 107.1 | 103.9 | 101.1 | 98.6 | 96.1 | 94.0 | 92.1 | 90.6 | 89.0 | 87.0 | 85.2 | 83.3 | 81.3 | ... | ... |
| Economic Community of Central African States | 150.7 | 144.8 | 139.0 | 133.4 | 127.7 | 122.3 | 117.2 | 112.2 | 107.7 | 103.3 | 99.3 | 95.5 | 92.0 | 88.9 | 85.9 | 83.0 | 80.4 | 77.7 | 75.1 | ... | ... |
| Mineral Reach Countries | 124.3 | 119.1 | 114.3 | 109.8 | 105.0 | 100.4 | 96.0 | 92.2 | 88.8 | 85.7 | 82.8 | 80.4 | 78.2 | 76.0 | 74.2 | 72.4 | 70.6 | 69.0 | 67.3 | ... | ... |
| Island economies | 88.6 | 85.0 | 81.7 | 78.6 | 75.7 | 73.1 | 70.8 | 68.9 | 67.3 | 66.0 | 65.1 | 64.5 | 64.0 | 63.8 | 63.7 | 63.8 | 64.0 | 64.0 | 63.9 | ... | ... |
| Land-locked countries | 137.3 | 130.2 | 123.5 | 117.3 | 111.7 | 106.4 | 101.4 | 96.6 | 92.3 | 88.2 | 84.5 | 81.4 | 78.5 | 75.7 | 73.2 | 70.8 | 68.6 | 66.6 | 64.7 | ... | ... |
| Land-locked LDCs | 139.4 | 132.0 | 124.9 | 118.3 | 112.4 | 106.9 | 101.8 | 97.1 | 92.9 | 89.0 | 85.4 | 82.3 | 79.4 | 76.5 | 73.9 | 71.6 | 69.3 | 67.2 | 65.3 | ... | ... |
| Least developed countries | 135.8 | 129.4 | 123.4 | 117.8 | 112.4 | 107.4 | 102.7 | 98.5 | 94.6 | 91.0 | 87.5 | 84.5 | 81.7 | 78.8 | 76.3 | 73.9 | 71.7 | 69.5 | 67.5 | ... | ... |
| Non-Oil LDCs | 134.4 | 127.8 | 121.7 | 116.0 | 110.7 | 105.8 | 101.2 | 97.1 | 93.2 | 89.6 | 86.2 | 83.2 | 80.4 | 77.5 | 75.1 | 72.8 | 70.6 | 68.5 | 66.5 | ... | ... |
| Non-Oil Producing | 108.4 | 103.4 | 98.7 | 94.2 | 89.7 | 85.2 | 80.9 | 77.0 | 73.3 | 69.9 | 66.8 | 64.2 | 61.9 | 59.7 | 58.0 | 56.2 | 54.6 | 53.0 | 51.5 | ... | ... |
| Oil LDCs | 151.1 | 145.3 | 139.6 | 133.9 | 128.2 | 122.7 | 117.8 | 113.1 | 109.0 | 105.2 | 101.7 | 98.6 | 95.7 | 93.0 | 90.5 | 87.9 | 85.6 | 83.3 | 81.1 | ... | ... |
| Oil producing economies | 145.4 | 140.3 | 135.2 | 130.4 | 125.7 | 121.3 | 117.3 | 113.7 | 110.5 | 107.6 | 104.9 | 102.5 | 100.1 | 97.9 | 95.7 | 93.3 | 91.0 | 88.6 | 86.3 | ... | ... |
| Sahel | 161.8 | 156.0 | 150.4 | 145.2 | 140.4 | 136.1 | 132.2 | 128.8 | 125.9 | 123.2 | 120.8 | 118.6 | 116.4 | 114.2 | 111.8 | 109.1 | 106.5 | 103.8 | 101.1 | ... | ... |
| Small Island states | 48.1 | 46.9 | 45.9 | 45.2 | 44.4 | 43.5 | 42.7 | 41.9 | 40.8 | 39.6 | 38.7 | 37.4 | 36.2 | 34.8 | 33.6 | 32.7 | 32.0 | 31.1 | 30.3 | ... | ... |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 135.1 | 129.6 | 124.4 | 119.4 | 114.6 | 110.0 | 105.6 | 101.7 | 98.2 | 95.0 | 92.0 | 89.3 | 86.8 | 84.4 | 82.1 | 79.7 | 77.4 | 75.3 | 73.1 | 70.7 | ... |