Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.043 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern is 0.043 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.0959 units per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0415 units per square kilometre, in 2019.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 12th 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0901 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0944 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0959 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0879 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.087 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0851 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0893 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0886 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0913 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0854 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0838 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0836 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0795 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0772 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0745 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0664 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0618 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0596 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0583 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0612 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0442 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0444 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0442 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0447 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0421 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0443 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0452 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.043 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -25.4% | 0.0612 units per square kilometre | 0.0456 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0895 units per square kilometre | 0.0851 units per square kilometre | 0.0959 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.072 units per square kilometre | 0.0596 units per square kilometre | 0.0838 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.047 units per square kilometre | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | 0.0612 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0435 units per square kilometre | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | 0.0452 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 9 Pakistan 0.2259 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uganda 0.1822 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Gambia 0.1533 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.1523 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Malawi 0.1514 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Benin 0.1456 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Togo 0.1378 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 121.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1573 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 56.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.043 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0959 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0415 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female 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 under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female 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 under-five deaths, female 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.