Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Arab World
Arab World: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0103 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Arab World, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Arab World stood at 0.0103 units per square kilometre.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Arab World peaked at 0.0212 units per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 units per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Arab World 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Arab World, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0206 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0199 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0179 units per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0173 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.015 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 18 Togo 0.0836 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Kiribati 0.0716 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Tuvalu 0.0667 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Singapore 0.0627 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0613 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Lebanon 0.0593 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Ethiopia 0.0579 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Arab World?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Arab World was 0.0103 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0212 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Arab World rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Arab World ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World 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.