Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0365 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.0365 units per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0543 units per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.036 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0516 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0532 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0539 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0518 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0535 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0535 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0543 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0528 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0524 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0522 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0507 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0497 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0485 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0448 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.044 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0431 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.044 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0377 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.036 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.038 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0365 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0528 units per square kilometre | 0.0516 units per square kilometre | 0.0543 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0479 units per square kilometre | 0.044 units per square kilometre | 0.0524 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | 0.044 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0369 units per square kilometre | 0.036 units per square kilometre | 0.038 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 3 Nigeria 0.2526 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Burundi 0.2438 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Rwanda 0.2118 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Comoros 0.2096 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Pakistan 0.1902 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Palestine, State of 0.1866 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Haiti 0.164 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.0365 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0543 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.036 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (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)
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.