Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0386 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.0386 units per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.0693 units per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0374 units per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 11th 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, male, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0684 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0636 units per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0635 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0629 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0657 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0656 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.067 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0642 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0634 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0633 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.061 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0597 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0579 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.055 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0535 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0522 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.051 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0499 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0493 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0508 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0393 units per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0385 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0386 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0385 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0388 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0377 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0401 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0386 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0656 units per square kilometre | 0.0629 units per square kilometre | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0567 units per square kilometre | 0.0499 units per square kilometre | 0.0634 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | 0.0508 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.039 units per square kilometre | 0.0377 units per square kilometre | 0.0401 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 8 Haiti 0.2099 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Uganda 0.1712 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Gambia 0.1542 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Malawi 0.1492 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.1106 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Benin 0.1093 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Togo 0.1055 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 121.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1573 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 56.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.0386 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0693 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0374 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, male 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, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, male 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, male 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.