Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle income
Middle income: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0177 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in 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 Middle income stood at 0.0177 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle income peaked at 0.0576 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0177 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Middle income 18th 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 income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0576 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0558 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0494 units per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 0.048 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0444 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0405 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.037 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0356 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0342 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0329 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0306 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0298 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0288 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.028 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0209 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0473 units per square kilometre | 0.0405 units per square kilometre | 0.0576 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0338 units per square kilometre | 0.0288 units per square kilometre | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0239 units per square kilometre | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | 0.028 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 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
- 20 Tuvalu 0.0667 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Singapore 0.0627 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle income?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle income was 0.0177 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0576 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0177 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Middle income rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Middle income ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.