Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0208 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income stood at 0.0208 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income peaked at 0.0577 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0208 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Low & middle income 16th 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0577 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0565 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0511 units per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0493 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0473 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0455 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0447 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0431 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0421 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.034 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.033 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0269 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.022 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.049 units per square kilometre | 0.0431 units per square kilometre | 0.0577 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | 0.0421 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | 0.022 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 13 Naoero 0.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 India 0.091 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Sierra Leone 0.0887 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Benin 0.0851 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Bahrain 0.085 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Togo 0.0836 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Kiribati 0.0716 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income was 0.0208 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0577 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0208 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Low & middle income rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Low & middle income ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.