Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in World
World: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0127 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in World, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0127 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 3.7% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.039 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0127 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
World ranks 20th 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 World, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.039 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0307 units per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0297 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0284 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.028 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0273 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0268 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0252 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0247 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0229 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0189 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.018 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0303 units per square kilometre | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | 0.039 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | 0.0189 units per square kilometre | 0.0252 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0613 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Lebanon 0.0593 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in World?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in World was 0.0127 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.039 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0127 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does World rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.