In 2025, the mortality rate among children under the age of one in Africa was around ** deaths per thousand live births. Infant mortality on the continent decreased significantly compared to 2000, when approximately ** newborn infants out of a thousand died before one year of age. Many African nations rank among the countries with the highest infant mortality rate worldwide.
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Worldometer. (July 8, 2025). Mortality rate among children under one year of age in Africa from 2000 to 2025 (in deaths per 1,000 live births) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1225953/infant-mortality-rate-in-africa/
Worldometer. "Mortality rate among children under one year of age in Africa from 2000 to 2025 (in deaths per 1,000 live births)." Chart. July 8, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1225953/infant-mortality-rate-in-africa/
Worldometer. (2025). Mortality rate among children under one year of age in Africa from 2000 to 2025 (in deaths per 1,000 live births). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/1225953/infant-mortality-rate-in-africa/
Worldometer. "Mortality Rate among Children under One Year of Age in Africa from 2000 to 2025 (in Deaths per 1,000 Live Births)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Jul 2025, /statistics/1225953/infant-mortality-rate-in-africa/
Worldometer, Mortality rate among children under one year of age in Africa from 2000 to 2025 (in deaths per 1,000 live births) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1225953/infant-mortality-rate-in-africa/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Mortality rate among children under one year of age in Africa from 2000 to 2025 (in deaths per 1,000 live births) [Graph], Worldometer, July 8, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1225953/infant-mortality-rate-in-africa/
