Regional grouping :
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)
| Country/Area grouping | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Algeria | 36.9 | 35.3 | 33.8 | 32.3 | 31.0 | 29.8 | 28.7 | 27.8 | 27.1 | 26.5 | 26.1 | 25.7 | 25.3 | 24.9 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 23.5 | 22.9 | 22.3 | 21.8 | ... |
| Angola | 184.2 | 175.5 | 166.2 | 156.8 | 147.1 | 137.5 | 128.5 | 120.0 | 112.2 | 104.9 | 98.3 | 92.9 | 88.3 | 84.4 | 81.1 | 78.0 | 75.0 | 72.1 | 69.4 | 66.9 | ... |
| Botswana | 74.4 | 73.7 | 71.3 | 68.8 | 68.6 | 68.8 | 65.9 | 62.6 | 61.2 | 55.2 | 51.3 | 50.4 | 48.6 | 47.4 | 44.3 | 43.7 | 42.6 | 41.3 | 39.9 | 38.7 | ... |
| Burundi | 138.1 | 131.7 | 124.7 | 117.5 | 110.3 | 103.5 | 97.0 | 91.0 | 85.6 | 80.5 | 75.7 | 71.6 | 67.9 | 64.6 | 61.7 | 59.1 | 56.7 | 54.6 | 52.6 | 50.5 | ... |
| Cameroon | 134.7 | 131.3 | 128.1 | 124.8 | 121.5 | 118.1 | 114.8 | 110.5 | 106.3 | 102.0 | 97.5 | 93.4 | 89.3 | 85.9 | 82.7 | 79.8 | 77.3 | 74.9 | 72.2 | 69.8 | ... |
| Cabo Verde | 29.7 | 28.6 | 28.0 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 27.6 | 27.2 | 26.5 | 25.5 | 24.2 | 22.8 | 21.3 | 19.7 | 18.3 | 17.0 | 15.9 | 15.0 | 14.2 | 13.5 | 12.3 | ... |
| Central African Republic | 157.3 | 153.6 | 149.7 | 145.3 | 141.2 | 137.5 | 133.5 | 129.8 | 126.4 | 123.3 | 121.1 | 118.6 | 115.5 | 112.7 | 110.9 | 108.8 | 105.9 | 103.0 | 99.9 | 96.8 | ... |
| Chad | 174.3 | 170.9 | 167.5 | 163.9 | 160.1 | 156.3 | 152.3 | 148.4 | 144.5 | 140.6 | 136.9 | 133.3 | 129.5 | 125.8 | 121.9 | 118.0 | 114.3 | 110.5 | 107.1 | 102.9 | ... |
| Comoros | 89.7 | 87.2 | 84.8 | 82.4 | 79.9 | 77.5 | 75.1 | 72.7 | 70.3 | 68.1 | 65.8 | 63.6 | 61.4 | 59.1 | 57.0 | 55.0 | 53.2 | 51.5 | 49.8 | 48.2 | ... |
| Congo | 100.0 | 93.4 | 86.5 | 80.0 | 74.2 | 69.3 | 65.4 | 62.4 | 60.1 | 58.2 | 56.4 | 54.6 | 52.9 | 51.0 | 49.3 | 47.8 | 52.4 | 44.7 | 43.2 | 41.6 | ... |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 146.5 | 141.8 | 136.9 | 132.2 | 127.5 | 123.0 | 118.8 | 114.6 | 110.7 | 106.8 | 103.3 | 99.7 | 96.5 | 93.4 | 90.3 | 87.2 | 84.4 | 81.7 | 79.0 | 75.6 | ... |
| Benin | 127.4 | 124.4 | 121.6 | 118.9 | 116.3 | 113.8 | 111.4 | 109.1 | 106.9 | 104.6 | 102.3 | 100.1 | 97.9 | 95.6 | 93.4 | 91.1 | 88.6 | 86.0 | 83.5 | 80.8 | ... |
| Equatorial Guinea | 142.5 | 138.1 | 133.5 | 128.9 | 124.2 | 119.7 | 115.3 | 111.3 | 107.5 | 103.8 | 100.3 | 96.8 | 93.7 | 90.6 | 87.6 | 84.7 | 81.9 | 79.3 | 76.8 | 73.4 | ... |
| Ethiopia | 122.2 | 115.8 | 109.5 | 103.3 | 97.6 | 92.2 | 87.2 | 82.5 | 78.1 | 73.9 | 70.1 | 66.5 | 63.1 | 59.9 | 56.9 | 54.3 | 52.1 | 49.9 | 48.0 | 46.2 | ... |
| Eritrea | 74.0 | 70.7 | 67.7 | 64.8 | 62.1 | 59.7 | 57.4 | 55.2 | 53.3 | 51.5 | 49.8 | 48.1 | 46.4 | 44.9 | 43.4 | 41.9 | 40.6 | 39.3 | 38.1 | 36.6 | ... |
| Djibouti | 93.4 | 91.0 | 88.5 | 86.1 | 83.7 | 81.2 | 78.9 | 76.5 | 74.3 | 72.2 | 69.9 | 67.8 | 65.6 | 63.8 | 61.9 | 59.9 | 57.9 | 56.0 | 54.1 | 51.9 | ... |
| Gabon | 78.8 | 76.6 | 74.3 | 72.1 | 69.6 | 67.1 | 64.6 | 61.9 | 59.4 | 56.9 | 54.5 | 52.4 | 50.6 | 48.6 | 46.8 | 45.2 | 43.3 | 41.1 | 39.9 | 38.8 | ... |
| Gambia, the | 100.2 | 95.9 | 91.8 | 87.8 | 84.1 | 80.6 | 77.2 | 74.0 | 70.8 | 68.0 | 65.2 | 62.6 | 60.1 | 57.7 | 55.5 | 53.4 | 51.5 | 49.6 | 47.9 | 45.6 | ... |
| Ghana | 88.9 | 86.1 | 83.5 | 81.2 | 78.7 | 76.1 | 73.0 | 69.8 | 66.5 | 63.4 | 60.5 | 57.8 | 55.4 | 53.1 | 51.0 | 49.1 | 47.2 | 45.5 | 44.0 | 42.3 | ... |
| Guinea | 147.0 | 141.8 | 137.2 | 133.3 | 129.8 | 126.9 | 124.3 | 121.9 | 119.8 | 117.7 | 115.7 | 114.5 | 112.6 | 110.1 | 108.3 | 106.2 | 104.0 | 101.6 | 98.7 | 96.0 | ... |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 133.0 | 129.4 | 125.7 | 122.1 | 118.3 | 114.4 | 110.2 | 106.4 | 103.2 | 100.1 | 96.9 | 93.5 | 90.5 | 88.0 | 85.6 | 82.8 | 79.7 | 77.3 | 74.8 | 69.4 | ... |
| Kenya | 85.3 | 80.8 | 76.0 | 71.6 | 67.6 | 62.7 | 58.7 | 56.1 | 53.9 | 52.2 | 50.1 | 48.9 | 47.5 | 46.3 | 45.4 | 44.3 | 43.4 | 43.0 | 41.9 | 41.1 | ... |
| Lesotho | 114.9 | 116.1 | 116.9 | 116.8 | 113.7 | 111.3 | 101.6 | 93.0 | 89.4 | 86.9 | 85.1 | 84.0 | 82.5 | 77.8 | 76.0 | 77.2 | 78.1 | 76.6 | 73.9 | 72.2 | ... |
| Liberia | 151.1 | 139.7 | 129.6 | 121.0 | 114.0 | 108.2 | 103.6 | 99.9 | 96.8 | 94.2 | 92.0 | 92.2 | 88.3 | 86.3 | 84.5 | 82.6 | 80.6 | 78.3 | 76.0 | 73.2 | ... |
| Libya | 25.5 | 24.4 | 23.1 | 21.7 | 20.2 | 18.8 | 17.6 | 16.6 | 19.5 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.3 | ... |
| Madagascar | 92.2 | 88.3 | 84.7 | 81.3 | 78.2 | 75.4 | 72.9 | 70.9 | 69.2 | 68.0 | 67.0 | 66.4 | 66.0 | 65.8 | 65.7 | 65.8 | 66.1 | 66.3 | 66.3 | 65.8 | ... |
| Malawi | 131.8 | 119.7 | 110.4 | 103.9 | 99.1 | 93.4 | 88.1 | 83.0 | 76.9 | 70.5 | 64.5 | 59.8 | 56.6 | 53.5 | 50.7 | 47.8 | 45.6 | 43.5 | 41.9 | 40.1 | ... |
| Mali | 169.2 | 163.3 | 157.8 | 152.5 | 147.6 | 142.9 | 138.4 | 134.1 | 130.0 | 126.1 | 122.5 | 119.0 | 115.6 | 112.4 | 109.3 | 106.2 | 103.1 | 100.1 | 97.1 | 93.8 | ... |
| Mauritania | 83.1 | 77.7 | 72.5 | 68.0 | 64.2 | 61.2 | 58.6 | 56.7 | 54.9 | 53.4 | 51.9 | 50.5 | 49.0 | 47.5 | 46.1 | 44.6 | 43.2 | 41.8 | 40.5 | 39.2 | ... |
| Mauritius | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 15.0 | ... |
| Morocco | 45.9 | 43.7 | 41.5 | 39.3 | 37.2 | 35.1 | 33.1 | 31.3 | 29.5 | 27.9 | 26.4 | 24.9 | 23.6 | 22.4 | 21.3 | 20.4 | 19.5 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 17.3 | ... |
| Mozambique | 146.8 | 139.9 | 133.4 | 127.3 | 119.8 | 113.5 | 107.5 | 104.8 | 100.6 | 96.4 | 92.1 | 88.3 | 84.0 | 80.8 | 78.4 | 76.3 | 73.5 | 71.6 | 69.6 | 66.2 | ... |
| Namibia | 74.4 | 74.1 | 70.6 | 65.4 | 61.0 | 55.5 | 52.1 | 49.4 | 49.2 | 50.3 | 48.1 | 45.5 | 46.2 | 45.5 | 44.4 | 43.6 | 41.9 | 40.3 | 39.0 | 37.9 | ... |
| Niger | 195.3 | 183.6 | 172.3 | 162.3 | 153.8 | 146.7 | 140.9 | 136.6 | 133.4 | 131.0 | 129.2 | 127.8 | 126.5 | 125.5 | 124.3 | 123.2 | 122.2 | 121.0 | 119.3 | 117.3 | ... |
| Nigeria | 165.8 | 160.4 | 155.1 | 150.2 | 145.8 | 141.9 | 138.5 | 135.7 | 133.4 | 131.4 | 129.6 | 128.0 | 126.4 | 124.7 | 122.4 | 119.9 | 116.9 | 113.9 | 110.8 | 107.2 | ... |
| Guinea-Bissau | 157.6 | 151.5 | 145.2 | 138.9 | 132.6 | 126.3 | 120.2 | 114.4 | 109.0 | 103.9 | 99.6 | 95.6 | 92.1 | 88.7 | 85.7 | 82.7 | 79.8 | 77.0 | 74.5 | 71.9 | ... |
| Rwanda | 133.5 | 118.6 | 105.4 | 94.0 | 84.5 | 76.3 | 69.6 | 63.8 | 58.6 | 55.2 | 52.2 | 49.8 | 47.7 | 46.1 | 44.7 | 43.4 | 42.1 | 40.7 | 39.4 | 38.0 | ... |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 65.9 | 60.7 | 55.8 | 51.2 | 47.0 | 43.1 | 39.5 | 36.3 | 33.3 | 30.5 | 27.8 | 25.4 | 23.3 | 21.4 | 19.7 | 18.3 | 17.1 | 16.2 | 15.4 | 14.5 | ... |
| Senegal | 107.0 | 99.1 | 91.7 | 85.1 | 79.4 | 74.5 | 70.2 | 66.4 | 62.9 | 59.8 | 56.7 | 53.8 | 51.0 | 48.4 | 45.9 | 43.7 | 41.8 | 40.1 | 38.6 | 37.0 | ... |
| Seychelles | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.5 | ... |
| Sierra Leone | 209.0 | 202.8 | 196.5 | 189.7 | 182.8 | 175.7 | 168.5 | 161.4 | 154.5 | 148.0 | 141.9 | 140.0 | 141.0 | 126.1 | 121.4 | 116.8 | 112.5 | 108.5 | 104.7 | 100.8 | ... |
| Somalia | 172.9 | 172.9 | 172.8 | 172.3 | 170.2 | 166.6 | 162.2 | 157.5 | 152.7 | 148.1 | 143.4 | 138.9 | 134.5 | 130.3 | 126.1 | 122.5 | 118.6 | 114.9 | 111.8 | 106.1 | ... |
| South Africa | 76.5 | 77.8 | 79.2 | 78.9 | 74.6 | 68.3 | 60.0 | 51.6 | 45.5 | 41.7 | 39.8 | 38.6 | 37.8 | 37.2 | 36.6 | 36.1 | 35.6 | 35.3 | 34.7 | 34.5 | ... |
| Zimbabwe | 92.6 | 92.9 | 93.7 | 95.6 | 96.2 | 94.7 | 91.3 | 86.1 | 80.6 | 72.1 | 66.2 | 62.6 | 60.5 | 57.9 | 56.2 | 53.7 | 52.7 | 51.8 | 49.5 | 47.7 | ... |
| Sudan | 94.4 | 91.2 | 88.2 | 85.5 | 82.8 | 80.3 | 78.0 | 75.9 | 73.8 | 71.9 | 69.9 | 68.0 | 66.0 | 64.1 | 62.1 | 60.3 | 58.4 | 56.6 | 54.9 | 51.6 | ... |
| Eswatini | 119.8 | 120.1 | 119.9 | 110.3 | 105.6 | 103.9 | 98.3 | 88.3 | 76.5 | 70.4 | 67.9 | 67.9 | 64.4 | 61.8 | 63.2 | 59.6 | 56.9 | 56.2 | 52.6 | 50.0 | ... |
| Togo | 109.6 | 106.4 | 103.2 | 100.3 | 97.4 | 94.6 | 91.9 | 89.1 | 86.4 | 83.7 | 81.1 | 78.5 | 75.9 | 73.5 | 71.2 | 68.8 | 66.6 | 64.6 | 62.6 | 60.4 | ... |
| Tunisia | 24.7 | 23.3 | 22.1 | 21.0 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 11.5 | ... |
| Uganda | 123.5 | 115.2 | 107.2 | 99.8 | 93.1 | 87.0 | 81.7 | 76.4 | 71.6 | 66.7 | 62.5 | 59.1 | 56.0 | 52.7 | 50.2 | 47.7 | 45.6 | 43.7 | 42.1 | 40.5 | ... |
| Egypt | 39.5 | 37.6 | 35.9 | 34.3 | 32.8 | 31.4 | 30.1 | 28.8 | 27.6 | 26.4 | 25.3 | 24.3 | 23.4 | 22.6 | 21.8 | 21.0 | 20.3 | 19.6 | 19.0 | 18.1 | ... |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 106.7 | 100.0 | 94.0 | 88.9 | 83.9 | 79.6 | 75.3 | 71.7 | 68.2 | 65.2 | 62.5 | 59.8 | 58.0 | 55.8 | 53.9 | 51.9 | 50.4 | 49.0 | 47.1 | 40.5 | ... |
| Burkina Faso | 165.0 | 159.1 | 152.8 | 146.0 | 139.3 | 133.1 | 127.2 | 121.9 | 117.2 | 112.9 | 108.7 | 104.7 | 101.1 | 97.7 | 94.5 | 91.3 | 88.2 | 85.4 | 82.6 | 78.8 | ... |
| Zambia | 126.6 | 116.3 | 107.0 | 99.0 | 93.3 | 88.5 | 83.3 | 78.7 | 76.5 | 74.5 | 72.0 | 69.5 | 68.2 | 65.3 | 64.2 | 64.2 | 62.6 | 59.7 | 57.7 | 55.6 | ... |
| South Sudan | 155.8 | 147.9 | 140.4 | 133.3 | 126.7 | 120.5 | 114.7 | 109.2 | 104.5 | 101.0 | 99.2 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | ... |
| 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 | ... | ... |