Sub-Saharan Africa Infant Mortality Rate (1950-2026)

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Population Growth Rate Density Urban Rural Life Expectancy Birth Rate Death Rate Infant Mortality Rate Fertility Rate

Sub-Saharan Africa infant mortality rate for 2025 was 42.69, a 2.39% decline from 2024.
Sub-Saharan Africa infant mortality rate for 2024 was 43.74, a 2.34% decline from 2023.
Sub-Saharan Africa infant mortality rate for 2023 was 44.78, a 2.9% decline from 2022.

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Sub-Saharan Africa Infant Mortality Rate | Historical Data | 1950 - 2026.