Health in Sub-Saharan Africa 455 indicators covering health for Sub-Saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mortality caused by road traffic injury 27.42 per 100,000 population 2019 down 0.8% 5th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 16.19 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 3.4% 6th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 38.71 per 100,000 male population 2019 up 0.4% 5th Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 10 2024 up 25.0% 9th Prevalence of wasting, weight for height 5.9% 2024 down 18.0% 7th Prevalence of underweight, weight for age 15.7% 2024 down 17.8% 4th Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 8.8% 2024 down 20.0% 26th Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 72.0% 2023 up 0.9% 7th Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 1.3% 2024 down 30.5% 8th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 21.4 2021 down 6.1% 7th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 1.3 2021 down 7.1% 1st Suicide mortality rate, by sex 7.5 2021 up 5.6% 13th Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household 35.3% 2022 down 8.1% 1st Population 0-24 62.7% 2011 down 3.3% 4th Tuberculosis prevalence rate 298 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 22.0% 2nd Prevalence of undernourishment 233 population 2011 up 15.9% 2nd Reported clinical malaria cases 20.68 million total 2011 down 56.1% 2nd International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity, by type of IHR 49.0% 2024 down 7.5% 28th Private prepaid plans 36.3% 2011 down 9.7% 2nd Health expenditure, private 55.1% 2011 down 7.8% 3rd Health expenditure 83.94 billion current US$ 2011 up 318.9% 2nd People living with HIV/AIDS, total 24.46 million high estimate 2009 up 19.9% 2nd People living with HIV/AIDS, total 20.21 million low estimate 2009 up 26.8% 2nd People living with HIV/AIDS, total 21.88 million 2009 up 21.4% 2nd Orphans 0-17 years currently living 17.21 million high estimate 2009 up 83.3% 1st Orphans 0-17 years currently living 11.24 million low estimate 2009 up 173.1% 1st Orphans 0-17 years currently living 13.75 million 2009 up 129.9% 1st Government health expenditure per capita 33.59 current US$ 2009 up 161.9% 3rd Reported malaria deaths 91,937 total 2011 down 11.6% 1st New HIV infections, low estimate 1.46 million 2009 down 24.6% 2nd New HIV infections, high estimate 2.24 million 2009 down 13.5% 2nd New HIV infections (0-14 years), high estimate 487,700 2009 down 19.7% 1st New HIV infections (0-14 years), low estimate 159,700 2009 down 32.2% 1st New HIV infections 312,500 0-14 years 2009 down 25.3% 1st New HIV infections 1.65 million 2009 down 23.2% 2nd ← Previous Page 8 of 8