Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0332 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 0.0332 units per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0585 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0332 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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, male, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0585 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0575 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0564 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0554 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0546 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0534 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0521 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0509 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0499 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0492 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0485 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0474 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0463 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0455 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0448 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.044 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0442 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0442 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.044 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0437 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0426 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0417 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0393 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0346 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0339 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0332 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | 0.0492 units per square kilometre | 0.0585 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0453 units per square kilometre | 0.044 units per square kilometre | 0.0485 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | 0.044 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | 0.0332 units per square kilometre | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 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
- 15 India 0.0996 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Kiribati 0.0963 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.0332 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0585 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0332 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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)
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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.