Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0266 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 0.0266 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.0474 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0266 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th 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, male, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0474 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0449 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0421 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0397 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0391 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0366 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.036 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0347 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0342 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0335 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0326 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0307 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.03 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0283 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0271 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0435 units per square kilometre | 0.0397 units per square kilometre | 0.0474 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0365 units per square kilometre | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | 0.0391 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0275 units per square kilometre | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | 0.0283 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 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
- 17 Bahrain 0.0938 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0816 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Ethiopia 0.081 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.0266 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0474 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0266 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.