Between 1990 and 2023, the mortality rate for under-five-year-olds in sub-Saharan Africa dropped from *** deaths per 1,000 live births to ** per 1,000 live births. Even with this decline, sub-Saharan still had by far the largest mortality rate among young children in 2023.
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UNICEF. (March 24, 2025). Mortality rate of children under age 5 worldwide from 1990 to 2023, by region (per 1,000 live births) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/764446/children-under-five-mortality-rate-worldwide/
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