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The under-5 deaths in Africa

Africa (Number in 2021)

Nigeria is the top country by under-5 deaths among 54 countries. As of 2021, under-5 deaths in Nigeria was 852,298 that accounts for 28.51% of total under-5 deaths. The top 5 countries (others are Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Niger, and the United Republic of Tanzania) account for 52.44% of it. The total under-5 deaths was estimated at 2.99 million in 2021.

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Nigeria 852,298 WB + 1 other
Democratic Republic of the Congo 307,593 WB + 1 other
Ethiopia 177,737 WB + 1 other
Niger 124,291 WB + 1 other
United Republic of Tanzania 105,694 WB + 1 other
Angola 89,896 WB + 1 other
Mali 85,222 WB + 1 other
Sudan 82,570 WB + 1 other
Somalia 79,723 WB + 1 other
Mozambique 79,353 WB + 1 other
Chad 76,471 WB + 1 other
Uganda 69,025 WB + 1 other
Côte d'Ivoire 68,056 WB + 1 other
Cameroon 64,977 WB + 1 other
Burkina Faso 63,466 WB + 1 other
Madagascar 57,839 WB + 1 other
Kenya 54,038 WB + 1 other
Egypt 46,892 WB + 1 other
Guinea 44,995 WB + 1 other
Ghana 39,423 WB + 1 other
South Africa 38,868 WB + 1 other
Benin 38,680 WB + 1 other
Zambia 37,822 WB + 1 other
South Sudan 31,312 WB
Sierra Leone 27,155 WB + 1 other
Malawi 26,800 WB + 1 other
Zimbabwe 23,960 WB + 1 other
Burundi 22,715 WB + 1 other
Central African Republic 22,387 WB + 1 other
Algeria 21,567 WB + 1 other
Senegal 20,831 WB + 1 other
Togo 16,919 WB + 1 other
Rwanda 15,638 WB + 1 other
Liberia 12,187 WB + 1 other
Morocco 11,788 WB + 1 other
Congo 7,604 WB + 1 other
Mauritania 6,070 WB + 1 other
Guinea Bissau 4,693 WB + 1 other
Lesotho 4,312 WB + 1 other
Gambia 4,138 WB + 1 other
Eritrea 3,892 WB + 1 other
Equatorial Guinea 3,768 WB + 1 other
Tunisia 3,281 WB + 1 other
Namibia 2,703 WB + 1 other
Gabon 2,512 WB + 1 other
Botswana 2,131 WB + 1 other
Eswatini 1,526 WB + 1 other
Djibouti 1,316 WB + 1 other
Libya 1,306 WB + 1 other
Comoros 1,192 WB + 1 other
Mauritius 223 WB + 1 other
Cabo Verde 136 WB + 1 other
Sao Tome and Principe 97 WB + 1 other
Seychelles 23 WB + 1 other
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