Health in África Subsahariana 32 indicators covering health for África Subsahariana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Live Births Surviving to Age 1 48,764 2100 down 2.8% 12th Mortality rate 1-59 months 45.84 2024 down 22.4% 4th Deaths age 1-11 months 840,874 2024 down 9.0% 1st Child mortality rate 25.25 2024 down 24.6% 4th Deaths age 1-59 months 1.81 million 2024 down 11.4% 1st Mortality rate age 1-11 months 21.12 2024 down 20.1% 5th Child deaths 967,492 2024 down 13.4% 1st Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3833 2024 up 9.5% 46th Deaths aged 20 to 24 276,800 2024 up 11.0% 4th Deaths aged 15 to 19 233,546 2024 up 8.6% 4th Deaths aged 10 to 19 423,729 2024 up 8.5% 4th Deaths aged 5 to 24 1.00 million 2024 up 4.3% 4th Deaths aged 10 to 14 190,183 2024 up 8.4% 4th Deaths aged 15 to 24 510,346 2024 up 9.9% 4th Deaths aged 5 to 9 300,276 2024 down 6.0% 3rd Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 9.56 2022 down 1.8% 39th Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.44 2022 up 35.3% 106th Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.76 2022 up 69.9% 136th Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.33 2022 up 36.6% 133rd Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.16 2022 down 6.6% 32nd Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 29.91 2022 up 19.6% 132nd Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 18.84 2025 down 19.0% 13th Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 55.78 2025 up 19.0% 52nd Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.89 2020 down 5.6% 61st Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 25.38 2025 down 15.1% 15th Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 57.90 million 2024 up 9.7% 3rd Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5.9 2024 down 18.1% 16th Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.3 2024 down 31.6% 19th Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 10.30 million 2024 down 28.5% 2nd Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 52.5 2023 up 9.6% 63rd Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 46.8 2023 up 16.1% 60th Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 9.8 2024 down 34.2% 12th