Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in OECD members
OECD members: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0011 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in OECD members, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in OECD members stood at 0.0011 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in OECD members peaked at 0.004 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
OECD members ranks 38th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 35 Maldives 0.0436 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 0.0427 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Equatorial Guinea 0.0419 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Nepal 0.0412 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Yemen 0.0393 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Kenya 0.0392 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Somalia 0.0371 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (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 OECD members?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in OECD members was 0.0011 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.004 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does OECD members rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- OECD members ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.