Health in Sub-Saharan Africa 455 indicators covering health for Sub-Saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 75-79, female 4.05 million 2025 up 34.9% 25th Population ages 75-79, male 3.08 million 2025 up 36.5% 25th Population ages 80 and above, female 3.37 million 2025 up 34.7% 26th Population ages 80 and above, male 2.15 million 2025 up 31.3% 25th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 3.6% 2024 up 14.4% 36th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 4.1% 2024 up 14.2% 34th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 3.8% 2024 up 14.3% 34th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 29.8% 2024 down 7.9% 11th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 34.7% 2024 down 7.0% 8th Prevalence of stunting, height for age 32.3% 2024 down 7.4% 8th Tuberculosis death rate 25 per 100,000 people 2024 down 49.0% 3rd Incidence of tuberculosis 205 per 100,000 people 2024 down 31.4% 3rd People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 86.5% 2024 up 5.3% 37th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 50.6% 2024 up 15.3% 40th People practicing open defecation, urban 4.7% 2024 down 32.5% 2nd People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 52.9% 2024 up 21.9% 40th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 27.1% 2024 up 27.4% 40th People using at least basic drinking water services 67.5% 2024 up 15.9% 40th People using safely managed drinking water services 32.4% 2024 up 26.8% 25th 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% 40th Tuberculosis case detection rate 73.0% 2024 up 65.9% 11th People practicing open defecation 15.5% 2024 down 32.1% 7th Current health expenditure 4.9% 2023 up 0.4% 32nd Current health expenditure per capita 79.37 current US$ 2023 down 14.5% 35th Out-of-pocket expenditure 30.4% 2023 down 8.9% 25th Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 24.08 current US$ 2023 down 22.2% 38th Domestic general government health expenditure 40.0% 2023 up 13.2% 32nd Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 87.92 current international $ 2023 up 41.7% 35th Domestic private health expenditure 44.6% 2023 down 11.1% 23rd Domestic private health expenditure per capita 35.38 current US$ 2023 down 24.0% 35th People using safely managed sanitation services 25.9% 2024 up 22.8% 28th Immunization, Hib3 74.0% 2024 up 5.5% 30th Number of infant deaths 1.96 million 2024 down 2.9% 7th Number of under-five deaths 2.93 million 2024 down 6.6% 6th Number of neonatal deaths 1.12 million 2024 up 2.2% 8th Adolescent fertility rate 91.92 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 18.5% 5th Sex ratio at birth 1.03 male births per female births 2024 up 0.1% 41st Mortality rate age 1-11 months 21.12 2024 down 20.1% 3rd Neonatal deaths 1.12 million 2024 up 2.2% 2nd Infant mortality rate 47.28 2024 down 14.6% 2nd Under-five mortality rate 71.57 2024 down 18.3% 2nd Under-five deaths 2.93 million 2024 down 6.6% 1st Child deaths age 1 to 4 967,492 2024 down 13.4% 1st Infant deaths 1.96 million 2024 down 2.9% 2nd Deaths age 1-59 months 1.81 million 2024 down 11.4% 1st Child Mortality rate age 1-4 25.25 2024 down 24.6% 2nd Mortality rate 1-59 months 45.84 2024 down 22.4% 2nd Neonatal mortality rate 26.55 2024 down 9.9% 2nd Deaths age 1-11 months 840,874 2024 down 9.0% 1st Domestic general government health expenditure 11.3% 2019 — 13th External health expenditure 15.4% 2023 up 6.2% 10th External health expenditure per capita 12.26 current US$ 2023 down 9.2% 7th External health expenditure per capita, PPP 36.12 current international $ 2023 up 29.3% 8th Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 36.7% 2023 up 2.2% 12th Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 36.2% 2023 up 2.8% 14th Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 43.1% 2023 down 1.1% 7th Stillbirth rate 22.2 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 11.2% 4th Prevalence of undernourishment 21.9% 2023 up 23.8% 6th Immunization, measles second dose 53.0% 2024 up 440.3% 37th ← Previous Page 4 of 8 Next →