World Data Atlas Topics Demographics

The infant of Africa

Africa Deaths (Number in 2021)

Nigeria is the top country by infant deaths among 54 countries. As of 2021, infant deaths in Nigeria was 548,614 that accounts for 26.35% of total infant deaths. The top 5 countries (others are Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, the United Republic of Tanzania, and Niger) account for 51.40% of it. The total infant deaths was estimated at 2.08 million in 2021.

The description is composed by our digital data assistant.
Nigeria 548,614 WB + 1 other
Democratic Republic of the Congo 245,827 WB + 1 other
Ethiopia 131,839 WB + 1 other
United Republic of Tanzania 77,433 WB + 1 other
Niger 66,430 WB + 1 other
Angola 62,041 WB + 1 other
Sudan 59,114 WB + 1 other
Mozambique 58,834 WB + 1 other
Mali 55,050 WB + 1 other
Uganda 51,794 WB + 1 other
Somalia 51,736 WB + 1 other
Côte d'Ivoire 51,185 WB + 1 other
Chad 48,167 WB + 1 other
Cameroon 44,050 WB + 1 other
Kenya 40,729 WB + 1 other
Burkina Faso 40,102 WB + 1 other
Egypt 40,001 WB + 1 other
Madagascar 39,979 WB + 1 other
South Africa 31,191 WB + 1 other
Ghana 29,275 WB + 1 other
Guinea 29,259 WB + 1 other
Zambia 26,620 WB + 1 other
Benin 25,832 WB + 1 other
Sierra Leone 20,340 WB + 1 other
Malawi 20,167 WB + 1 other
South Sudan 19,678 WB + 1 other
Algeria 18,382 WB + 1 other
Zimbabwe 17,309 WB + 1 other
Central African Republic 17,162 WB + 1 other
Burundi 16,318 WB + 1 other
Senegal 15,848 WB + 1 other
Rwanda 11,834 WB + 1 other
Togo 11,797 WB + 1 other
Morocco 10,054 WB + 1 other
Liberia 9,106 WB + 1 other
Congo 5,676 WB + 1 other
Mauritania 4,864 WB + 1 other
Lesotho 3,358 WB + 1 other
Guinea Bissau 3,166 WB + 1 other
Eritrea 2,970 WB + 1 other
Gambia 2,953 WB + 1 other
Equatorial Guinea 2,818 WB + 1 other
Tunisia 2,797 WB + 1 other
Namibia 2,031 WB + 1 other
Gabon 1,855 WB + 1 other
Botswana 1,727 WB + 1 other
Eswatini 1,193 WB + 1 other
Djibouti 1,115 WB + 1 other
Libya 1,113 WB + 1 other
Comoros 943 WB + 1 other
Mauritius 205 WB + 1 other
Cabo Verde 116 WB + 1 other
Sao Tome and Principe 76 WB + 1 other
Seychelles 20 WB + 1 other
Age