Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0302 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.0302 units per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.0577 units per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0291 units per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0548 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.057 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0577 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0545 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0555 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0528 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.052 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0497 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0484 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.044 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0425 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0413 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0393 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0388 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0303 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0306 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.031 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0315 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0544 units per square kilometre | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | 0.0577 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | 0.0393 units per square kilometre | 0.052 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.032 units per square kilometre | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | 0.0315 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 8 Palestine, State of 0.1866 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Haiti 0.164 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uganda 0.1343 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Malawi 0.1167 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Gambia 0.116 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Naoero 0.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 India 0.091 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 121.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1573 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 56.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.0302 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0577 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0291 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.