Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0258 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 0.0258 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.0491 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0258 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 14th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0491 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0472 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0463 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0454 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0443 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0431 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.042 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0385 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0367 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.036 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0348 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0345 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0341 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0335 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.03 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0283 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0276 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 | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0447 units per square kilometre | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | 0.0491 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.032 units per square kilometre | 0.0283 units per square kilometre | 0.0348 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 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
- 17 Bahrain 0.085 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 0-14 32.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.1% (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 -2.85 % 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 -2.7 % 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 (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.0258 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0491 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0258 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 14th 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.