Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0464 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.0464 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0659 units per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0457 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0625 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0643 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0651 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0626 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0629 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0629 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0648 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0649 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0643 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.064 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0639 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0624 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0614 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0602 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0584 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0574 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0565 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0557 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0557 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0546 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0554 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0478 units per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0473 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.048 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.064 units per square kilometre | 0.0625 units per square kilometre | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0596 units per square kilometre | 0.0557 units per square kilometre | 0.064 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0485 units per square kilometre | 0.046 units per square kilometre | 0.0554 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | 0.048 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 4 Rwanda 0.2667 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Comoros 0.2579 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0464 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0659 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0457 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.