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Child mortality, under-5 (%)

Share of children who die before age five, via Our World in Data. Source: OWID. Filtered to the 54 African states. Refreshed 2026-07-28.

3,803 rows· 6 columns· Africa (54 countries), 1871–2024· Source: OWID· Updated 1 Aug 2026

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iso3	country	region	year #	value #	unit
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1954	24.31	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1955	24.22	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1956	24.13	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1957	24.05	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1958	23.98	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1959	23.92	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1960	23.92	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1961	23.95	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1962	24	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1963	24.12	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1964	24.23	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1965	24.37	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1966	24.48	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1967	24.52	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1968	24.5	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1969	24.36	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1970	24.05	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1971	23.62	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1972	23.06	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1973	22.4	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1974	21.65	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1975	20.83	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1976	19.95	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1977	19.01	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1978	18.01	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1979	16.88	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1980	15.56	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1981	14.03	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1982	12.31	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1983	10.52	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1984	8.91	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1985	7.61	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1986	6.63	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1987	5.96	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1988	5.54	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1989	5.3	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1990	5.16	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1991	5.08	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1992	5.02	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1993	4.96	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1994	4.9	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1995	4.81	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1996	4.7	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1997	4.59	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1998	4.46	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1999	4.32	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	2000	4.17	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	2001	4.02	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	2002	3.86	% of children
DZA	Algeria	Northern	2003	3.7	% of children

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Data dictionary

Column	Type	Description
iso3	text	ISO-3166 alpha-3 country code
country	text	Country name
region	text	African subregion
year	number	Calendar year
value	number	Observed value
unit	text	Unit of measure

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LeadAfrik Public Economics Hub. "Child mortality, under-5 (%)." Source: OWID. Updated 1 Aug 2026. Retrieved from https://www.leadafrik.com/data/explore/owid-child-mortality

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