Under-five child mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970 to 2010
This graph shows the under-five child mortality rate per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1970 to 2010. In 1970, the child mortality rate was 234 from every 1,000 live births. By 2010, this rate had decreased to 121 deaths per 1,000 live births.