Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0469 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Least developed countries, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Least developed countries stood at 0.0469 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Least developed countries peaked at 0.1068 units per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0469 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Least developed countries ranks 9th 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1051 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1068 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0994 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.098 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0957 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0976 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0962 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0971 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.092 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0897 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0883 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0815 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0738 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0709 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0685 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0672 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0664 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0633 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0643 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0523 units per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0507 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0511 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0507 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0503 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0481 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.048 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.049 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0509 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0469 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0994 units per square kilometre | 0.092 units per square kilometre | 0.1068 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0769 units per square kilometre | 0.0664 units per square kilometre | 0.0897 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | 0.048 units per square kilometre | 0.0643 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0484 units per square kilometre | 0.0469 units per square kilometre | 0.0509 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 6 Rwanda 0.2761 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Comoros 0.2337 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Haiti 0.2278 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More education data for Least developed countries
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1441 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Least developed countries?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Least developed countries was 0.0469 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1068 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0469 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Least developed countries rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Least developed countries ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.