Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Small states
Small states: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0054 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Small states, 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 Small states is 0.0054 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 2.8% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Small states peaked at 0.0163 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Small states 27th 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 24 Marshall Islands 0.0667 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Tuvalu 0.0667 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Dominican Republic 0.0666 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 0.066 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Ghana 0.0625 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Liberia 0.0619 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Afghanistan 0.0612 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Small states
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.13 million (2024)
- Primary 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)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2538 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Small states?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Small states was 0.0054 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0163 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Small states rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Small states ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.