Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0413 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Least developed countries, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 0.0413 units per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Least developed countries peaked at 0.0778 units per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0412 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
Least developed countries ranks 9th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0778 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0776 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0728 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0725 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0717 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.073 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0724 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0729 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0691 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0682 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0657 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.064 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0619 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0591 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0573 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0558 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0547 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0523 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0527 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.043 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0431 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0429 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0427 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0412 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0424 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0413 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0738 units per square kilometre | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | 0.0778 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.061 units per square kilometre | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | 0.0691 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0446 units per square kilometre | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | 0.0527 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.042 units per square kilometre | 0.0412 units per square kilometre | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 6 Pakistan 0.2491 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Palestine, State of 0.2209 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More education data for Least developed countries
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1441 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Least developed countries?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Least developed countries was 0.0413 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0778 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0412 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Least developed countries rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Least developed countries ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.