In 2019, the mortality rate among children under five years of age in Africa was 68 deaths per thousand live births. Significant variations were observed between the continent's regions. Specifically, Middle Africa registered the highest rate, counting 92 deaths per thousand births, while the lowest levels of children mortality were recorded in Northern Africa.
Mortality rate among children under five years of age in Africa in 2019, by region
(in deaths per 1,000 live births)
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UN DESA. (December 1, 2019). Mortality rate among children under five years of age in Africa in 2019, by region (in deaths per 1,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227790/children-mortality-rate-in-africa-by-region/
UN DESA. "Mortality rate among children under five years of age in Africa in 2019, by region (in deaths per 1,000 live births)." Chart. December 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227790/children-mortality-rate-in-africa-by-region/
UN DESA. (2019). Mortality rate among children under five years of age in Africa in 2019, by region (in deaths per 1,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227790/children-mortality-rate-in-africa-by-region/
UN DESA. "Mortality Rate among Children under Five Years of Age in Africa in 2019, by Region (in Deaths per 1,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227790/children-mortality-rate-in-africa-by-region/
UN DESA, Mortality rate among children under five years of age in Africa in 2019, by region (in deaths per 1,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227790/children-mortality-rate-in-africa-by-region/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Mortality rate among children under five years of age in Africa in 2019, by region (in deaths per 1,000 live births) [Graph], UN DESA, December 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227790/children-mortality-rate-in-africa-by-region/
