Health in Sub-Saharan Africa 455 indicators covering health for Sub-Saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Prevalence of current tobacco use 8.9% 2024 down 21.3% 41st Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 2.6% 2024 down 30.8% 37th Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 15.2% 2024 down 19.3% 41st Under-five mortality rate, by sex 71.57 2024 down 18.3% 1st Infant mortality rate 47.28 2024 down 14.6% 1st Neonatal mortality rate 26.67 2024 down 9.6% 2nd Fraction 0.0468 2024 down 26.1% 3rd Deaths 10,138 2024 down 21.8% 1st People using safely managed sanitation services, rural 21.1% 2024 up 21.0% 24th Tuberculosis incidence 212 2024 down 31.2% 4th Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 231.01 current international $ 2023 up 28.0% 36th Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 77.06 current international $ 2023 up 25.4% 39th Domestic general government health expenditure 1.9% 2023 up 10.9% 32nd Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 106.97 current international $ 2023 up 18.2% 37th Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 31.73 current US$ 2023 down 3.2% 32nd Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 5,714 2024 up 17.1% 2nd People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 25.0% 2024 up 9.2% 26th Number of stillbirths 948,078 2023 up 0.7% 7th Maternal mortality ratio 453.93 2023 down 26.8% 2nd Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 50 2023 up 16.3% 18th Stillbirths 948,812 2023 up 0.7% 2nd Stillbirth rate 22.2 2023 down 11.1% 3rd People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 18.1% 2024 up 22.0% 28th Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.5392 2024 down 59.4% 2nd People using safely managed drinking water services, rural 16.7% 2024 up 46.5% 25th People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 36.3% 2024 up 3.1% 27th Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 73.1% 2025 up 27.1% 31st Adolescent birth rate 3.08 2024 down 35.0% 1st Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 54.7% 2021 down 16.1% 4th Cause of death, by injury 8.6% 2021 up 21.2% 12th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases 34.5% 2021 up 24.4% 41st Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes 2.2% 2021 — 26th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 90.1% 2021 down 2.8% 4th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 89.7% 2021 down 2.9% 4th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 49.6% 2021 down 23.0% 4th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 55.1% 2021 down 16.3% 3rd Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 52.7% 2021 down 16.2% 3rd Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 57.8% 2021 down 16.4% 2nd Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 89.9% 2021 down 2.8% 4th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 40.0% 2021 down 21.0% 3rd Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 28.7% 2021 down 3.5% 8th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 44.2% 2021 down 22.8% 3rd Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4, female 3.9% 2021 up 52.4% 42nd Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 54.7% 2021 down 17.6% 4th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 31.0% 2021 up 0.2% 10th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 33.4% 2021 up 4.1% 10th Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14, female 19.1% 2021 up 28.0% 41st Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4 4.0% 2021 up 51.1% 42nd Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 54.7% 2021 down 14.7% 3rd Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4, male 4.0% 2021 up 50.1% 42nd Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14 23.7% 2021 up 24.7% 40th Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14, male 27.7% 2021 up 22.0% 40th Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, female 7.8% 2021 up 26.5% 33rd Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, male 20.9% 2021 up 11.8% 17th Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, female 3.7% 2021 down 3.6% 9th Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59 15.2% 2021 up 19.4% 25th Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male 5.3% 2021 down 8.9% 6th Cause of death, by injury, female 5.8% 2021 up 22.5% 12th Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ 4.5% 2021 down 7.3% 6th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14, female 22.6% 2021 up 41.8% 37th ← Previous Page 6 of 8 Next →