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Africa and its Main Regions, 1950-2050

Infant Mortality Rates - Africa and main regions, 1950-1970

Region and country Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1950-55

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1955-60

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1960-65

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1965-70

Africa 185 173 161 142
Eastern Africa (1) 181 167 156 146
Middle Africa (2) 187 174 162 148
Northern Africa 190 176 163 151
Southern Africa 103 98 93 89
Western Africa (3) 203 191 178 139

 

Infant Mortality Rates-Africa and main regions, 1970-1995

Region and country Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000
births)

1970-75

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000
births)

1975-80

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000
births)

1980-85

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000
births)

1985-90

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000
births)

1990-95

Africa 130 120 112 100 94
Eastern Africa (1) 137 129 125 114 108
Middle Africa (2) 135 123 113 104 97
Northern Africa 132 115 100 77 67
Southern Africa 81 76 66 60 55
Western Africa (3) 129 120 113 104 98

 

Infant Mortality Rates-Africa and main regions, 1995-2025

Region and country Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000
births)

1995-00

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000
births)

2000-05

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000
births)

2005-10

Infant mortality rate

(per 1,000
births)

2010-15

Infant mortality rate

(per 1,000
births)

2015-20

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000
births)

2020-25

Africa 86 77 69 62 55 48
Eastern Africa (1) 99 89 79 70 62 55
Middle Africa (2) 92 84 75 65 56 48
Northern Africa 55 46 39 33 28 24
Southern Africa 50 45 39 34 28 23
Western Africa (3) 90 81 73 66 59 53

 

Infant Mortality Rates-Africa and main regions, 2025-2050

 

Region and country

Infant mortality rate

(per 1,000 births)

2025-30

Infant mortality rate

(per 1,000 births)

2030-35

Infant mortality rate

(per 1,000 births)

2035-40

Infant mortality rate

(per 1,000 births)

2040-45

Infant mortality rate

(per 1,000 births)

2045-50

Africa 41 35 30 26 22
Eastern Africa (1) 47 40 35 30 27
Middle Africa (2) 42 35 31 27 23
Northern Africa 19 16 14 12 10
Southern Africa 19 16 14 12 10
Western Africa (3) 45 38 33 28 24
Footnotes:

Source: "World Population Prospects: The 1996 Revision", United Nations, 1997

(1) : Including Seychelles

(2) : Including Sao Tome and Principe

(3) : Including Saint Helena

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