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Distribution of deaths in Africa between 2015 and 2020, by age group
Share of deaths in Africa 2020, by age group
Between 2015 and 2020, the majority of the deaths in Africa concerned people aged 15 to 64 years, representing ** percent of the total deaths. Children aged four years and younger registered on average ** percent of the continent's deaths. Despite a decline in child mortality in Africa in recent years, the rate remained high in 2020, at ** deaths per thousand live births.
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (December 1, 2019). Distribution of deaths in Africa between 2015 and 2020, by age group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1227778/share-of-deaths-in-africa-by-age-group/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Distribution of deaths in Africa between 2015 and 2020, by age group ." Chart. December 1, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1227778/share-of-deaths-in-africa-by-age-group/
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Distribution of deaths in Africa between 2015 and 2020, by age group [Graph], United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), December 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1227778/share-of-deaths-in-africa-by-age-group/
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