In 2020, the mortality rate among children under the age of one in Africa was around 41.6 deaths per thousand live births. Infant mortality on the continent decreased significantly compared to 2000, when approximately 81 newborn infants out of a thousand died before one year of age. Many African nations rank among the countries with the highest infant mortality rate worldwide.
Mortality rate among children under one year of age in Africa from 2000 to 2020
(in deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Worldometer. (April 20, 2022). Mortality rate among children under one year of age in Africa from 2000 to 2020 (in deaths per 1,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225953/infant-mortality-rate-in-africa/
Worldometer. "Mortality rate among children under one year of age in Africa from 2000 to 2020 (in deaths per 1,000 live births)." Chart. April 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225953/infant-mortality-rate-in-africa/
Worldometer. (2022). Mortality rate among children under one year of age in Africa from 2000 to 2020 (in deaths per 1,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225953/infant-mortality-rate-in-africa/
Worldometer. "Mortality Rate among Children under One Year of Age in Africa from 2000 to 2020 (in Deaths per 1,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225953/infant-mortality-rate-in-africa/
Worldometer, Mortality rate among children under one year of age in Africa from 2000 to 2020 (in deaths per 1,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225953/infant-mortality-rate-in-africa/ (last visited May 29, 2022)