Health in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 414 indicators covering health for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 27.1% 2024 up 27.4% 42nd People using at least basic drinking water services 67.5% 2024 up 15.9% 44th People using safely managed drinking water services 34.6% 2024 up 28.3% 23rd People practicing open defecation, rural 23.2% 2024 down 28.9% 5th People using at least basic sanitation services 37.1% 2024 up 23.4% 44th Tuberculosis case detection rate 73.0% 2024 up 69.8% 11th People practicing open defecation 15.5% 2024 down 32.1% 6th Current health expenditure 4.9% 2023 up 0.4% 33rd Current health expenditure per capita 79.3 current US$ 2023 down 14.5% 39th Out-of-pocket expenditure 30.4% 2023 down 8.9% 24th Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 24.06 current US$ 2023 down 22.2% 42nd Domestic general government health expenditure 39.9% 2023 up 13.2% 36th Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 87.83 current international $ 2023 up 41.7% 39th Domestic private health expenditure 44.6% 2023 down 11.1% 22nd Domestic private health expenditure per capita 35.36 current US$ 2023 down 24.0% 39th People using safely managed sanitation services 27.9% 2024 up 22.3% 25th Immunization, Hib3 74.0% 2024 up 5.5% 34th Number of infant deaths 1.96 million 2024 down 2.9% 9th Number of under-five deaths 2.93 million 2024 down 6.6% 8th Number of neonatal deaths 1.12 million 2024 up 2.2% 10th Adolescent fertility rate 91.92 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 18.5% 4th Sex ratio at birth 1.03 male births per female births 2024 up 0.1% 43rd Domestic general government health expenditure 11.3% 2019 — 15th External health expenditure 15.5% 2023 up 6.2% 9th External health expenditure per capita 12.26 current US$ 2023 down 9.2% 6th External health expenditure per capita, PPP 36.12 current international $ 2023 up 29.3% 7th Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 36.7% 2023 up 2.2% 11th Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 36.2% 2023 up 2.8% 13th Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 43.1% 2023 down 1.1% 6th Stillbirth rate 22.19 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 11.0% 5th Prevalence of undernourishment 21.9% 2023 up 23.8% 5th Immunization, measles second dose 53.0% 2024 up 440.5% 41st Antiretroviral therapy coverage 82.8% 2024 up 87.3% 5th Tuberculosis treatment success rate 89.0% 2023 up 12.7% 6th Prevalence of hypertension, female 37.7% 2019 down 1.9% 14th Prevalence of hypertension, male 33.3% 2019 down 7.8% 29th Prevalence of hypertension 35.6% 2019 down 4.7% 20th Treatment for hypertension, female 28.8% 2019 up 38.9% 39th Treatment for hypertension, male 21.8% 2019 up 62.1% 39th Treatment for hypertension 25.7% 2019 up 47.9% 38th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 423,393 2024 up 8.5% 8th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 139,080 2024 down 8.2% 6th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 161,046 2024 down 4.0% 7th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 87,067 2024 up 5.8% 7th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 103,007 2024 up 10.8% 8th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 181,769 2024 up 2.0% 8th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 241,624 2024 up 14.0% 9th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 94,702 2024 down 1.1% 9th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 138,617 2024 up 16.6% 9th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 109,150 2024 down 1.2% 9th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 167,314 2024 up 20.7% 9th Prevalence of HIV, total 3.0% 2024 down 25.7% 3rd Number of people who are undernourished 260.10 million 2023 up 55.8% 7th People using safely managed sanitation services, urban 33.0% 2024 up 19.1% 27th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 20.8% 2021 down 1.5% 11th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 22.0% 2021 down 8.6% 25th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 21.3% 2021 down 5.1% 16th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 1.27 per 100,000 population 2021 down 4.9% 4th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 1.05 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 2.1% 3rd Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 1.49 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 6.9% 7th ← Previous Page 5 of 7 Next →