Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in World
World: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0158 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in World, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in World stood at 0.0158 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.0471 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0158 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
World ranks 20th 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 World, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0461 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0369 units per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0358 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0342 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0337 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0328 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0311 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0303 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0296 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0274 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0256 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.023 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0223 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0219 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.019 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0158 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0365 units per square kilometre | 0.0311 units per square kilometre | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | 0.023 units per square kilometre | 0.0303 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0195 units per square kilometre | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | 0.0223 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | 0.0158 units per square kilometre | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 17 Bahrain 0.0938 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0816 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Ethiopia 0.081 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Philippines 0.0776 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Lebanon 0.0752 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Singapore 0.0738 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Guinea 0.0678 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in World?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in World was 0.0158 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0471 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0158 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does World rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.