Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0259 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 0.0259 units per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0493 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0259 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 13th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0493 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0484 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0474 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0465 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0455 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0421 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0412 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0386 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0346 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0342 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0328 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.032 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.031 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0301 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0284 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0264 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0448 units per square kilometre | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | 0.0493 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | 0.035 units per square kilometre | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | 0.0284 units per square kilometre | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0268 units per square kilometre | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 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 Nauru 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
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.0259 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0493 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0259 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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)
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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.