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Western African Countries, 1950-2050

Infant Mortality Rates - Western African Countries, 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

Western Africa (1) 203 191 178 139
Benin 200 186 173 154
Burkina Faso 226 212 160 148
Cape Verde 129 115 105 92
Côte d'Ivoire 186 173 158 143
Gambia 231 219 207 193
Ghana 149 137 127 117
Guinea 222 208 197 187
Guinea-Bissau 211 204 197 189
Liberia 194 187 180 173
Mali 213 211 208 206
Mauritania 196 183 170 157
Niger 207 197 186 176
Nigeria 207 194 185 118
Saint Helena - - - -
Senegal 184 176 168 154
Sierra Leone 231 223 215 204
Togo 204 193 170 141

 

Infant Mortality Rates-Western African Countries, 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

Western Africa (1) 129 120 113 104 98
Benin 137 122 107 98 90
Burkina Faso 137 127 117 109 103
Cape Verde 82 70 66 58 50
Côte d'Ivoire 129 117 105 97 91
Gambia 179 167 154 143 132
Ghana 107 103 98 90 81
Guinea 177 167 157 145 134
Guinea-Bissau 183 176 163 151 141
Liberia 182 167 153 142 200
Mali 203 191 180 169 159
Mauritania 142 125 117 110 101
Niger 167 157 146 135 124
Nigeria 111 105 99 92 84
Saint Helena - - - - -
Senegal 122 97 87 76 68
Sierra Leone 193 192 189 180 195
Togo 129 117 105 95 91

 

Infant Mortality Rates-Western African Countries, 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

Western Africa (1) 90 81 73 66 59 53
Benin 84 73 64 55 46 40
Burkina Faso 97 89 79 70 63 55
Cape Verde 41 36 32 28 25 23
Côte d'Ivoire 86 78 69 61 54 48
Gambia 122 112 103 94 85 77
Ghana 73 65 57 50 43 37
Guinea 124 114 105 96 87 79
Guinea-Bissau 132 123 113 102 94 85
Liberia 153 101 89 78 67 57
Mali 149 138 127 117 107 98
Mauritania 92 83 75 67 59 52
Niger 114 105 96 87 79 71
Nigeria 77 70 64 57 51 45
Saint Helena - - - - - -
Senegal 62 56 50 44 39 34
Sierra Leone 169 146 135 124 114 105
Togo 86 78 68 59 52 45

 

Infant Mortality Rates-Western African Countries, 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

Western Africa (1) 45 38 33 28 24
Benin 34 30 26 23 21
Burkina Faso 46 40 33 28 24
Cape Verde 20 18 16 14 12
Côte d'Ivoire 41 35 31 28 27
Gambia 67 57 49 42 36
Ghana 31 27 21 19 16
Guinea 69 59 50 43 36
Guinea-Bissau 75 65 56 47 40
Liberia 48 41 37 32 28
Mali 87 67 57 47 37
Mauritania 45 38 32 28 25
Niger 61 52 44 37 31
Nigeria 38 33 28 24 21
Saint Helena - - - - -
Senegal 29 24 20 17 15
Sierra Leone 94 83 73 63 54
Togo 39 35 31 28 26

Footnotes:

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

- : Data negligible or not available

(1) : Including Saint Helena

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