Health in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 32 indicators covering health for Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,890 2100 down 2.8% 15th Mortality rate 1-59 months 46.13 2024 down 22.9% 3rd Deaths age 1-11 months 809,073 2024 down 9.8% 2nd Child mortality rate 25.49 2024 down 25.3% 3rd Deaths age 1-59 months 1.75 million 2024 down 12.4% 2nd Mortality rate age 1-11 months 21.18 2024 down 20.5% 4th Child deaths 936,884 2024 down 14.5% 2nd Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3831 2024 up 10.3% 47th Deaths aged 20 to 24 250,104 2024 up 5.4% 5th Deaths aged 15 to 19 216,647 2024 up 5.8% 5th Deaths aged 10 to 19 400,909 2024 up 6.4% 5th Deaths aged 5 to 24 939,653 2024 up 1.4% 5th Deaths aged 10 to 14 184,262 2024 up 7.2% 5th Deaths aged 15 to 24 466,751 2024 up 5.6% 5th Deaths aged 5 to 9 288,640 2024 down 7.8% 4th Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 9.37 2022 down 1.9% 45th Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.21 2022 up 34.5% 112th Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.66 2022 up 68.2% 140th Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.22 2022 up 35.8% 138th Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12 2022 down 7.0% 37th Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 29.53 2022 up 19.5% 134th Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 18.83 2025 down 20.3% 14th Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 56.65 2025 up 20.7% 50th Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.87 2020 down 5.9% 66th Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 24.51 2025 down 16.7% 17th Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 55.20 million 2024 up 9.5% 4th Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5.5 2024 down 17.9% 20th Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.1 2024 down 35.3% 26th Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 10.20 million 2024 down 28.7% 4th Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 52.8 2023 up 10.2% 62nd Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 46.8 2023 up 16.7% 60th Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 9.7 2024 down 34.5% 14th