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Africa (WHO regions): statistics and indicators

56 indicators and 1,667 data points for Africa (WHO regions), collected automatically from official statistical sources.

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Key indicators for Africa (WHO regions)

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year 2024 11th volatile
Total population by age 45,957 2100 14th rising
Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,408 2100 16th rising
Mortality rate 1-59 months 44.81 2024 6th falling
Deaths age 1-11 months 788,826 2024 3rd falling
Child mortality rate 24.72 2024 5th falling
Deaths age 1-59 months 1.70 million 2024 3rd falling
Child deaths 912,105 2024 3rd falling
Mortality rate age 1-11 months 20.6 2024 6th falling
Total population by age 2,720 2023 57th volatile
Deaths aged 20 to 24 242,744 2024 6th falling
Deaths aged 10 to 19 392,831 2024 6th flat
Deaths aged 10 to 14 181,479 2024 6th flat
Deaths aged 15 to 19 211,352 2024 6th flat
Deaths aged 5 to 9 281,554 2024 5th falling
Deaths aged 15 to 24 454,096 2024 6th falling
Deaths aged 5 to 24 917,129 2024 6th falling
Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with 0.148 2024 47th falling
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services 9.68 2024 48th rising
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services 27.49 2024 44th rising
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 11.55 2022 43rd falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 9.26 2022 47th falling
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.98 2022 131st rising
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 5.77 2024 43rd rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.79 2022 128th rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.75 2022 100th rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 30.76 2022 125th rising
Proportion of population using on-site sanitation facilities with 21.57 2024 25th rising
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services 13.23 2024 17th rising
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources 81.57 2024 48th rising
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 9.93 2024 41st flat
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved 33.09 2024 27th rising
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities 54.92 2024 47th rising
Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services 37.17 2024 45th rising
Proportion of population using limited sanitation services 17.75 2024 9th rising
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites 30.18 2024 15th flat
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 12.19 2024 36th rising
Proportion of population practising open defecation 14.9 2024 14th falling
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 36.47 2023 44th falling
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 18.76 2025 15th falling
Refugees by host country, per 1 USD GNI per capita 7 2025 57th rising
Refugees by host country, per 1000 population 7 2025 57th rising
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service 39.5 2023 12th falling
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources 60.59 2023 50th rising
New internal displacements 14.98 million 2025 35th volatile
Internally displaced persons 19.16 million 2025 30th volatile
Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 57.69 2025 49th rising
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 46.13 2023 49th rising
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 14.37 2023 19th rising
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.72 2020 73rd falling
Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 23.55 2025 20th falling
International migrants, by country of destination 24.08 million 2024 48th rising
Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5.6 2024 19th falling
Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.3 2024 19th falling
Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 53.7 2023 61st rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 47.9 2023 58th rising

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