Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0287 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income stood at 0.0287 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income peaked at 0.0871 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0287 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Low & middle income 15th 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0871 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0856 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0777 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0749 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.073 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0712 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.07 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0668 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0639 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.062 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0603 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0578 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0555 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0535 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0508 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0487 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.042 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0345 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0337 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0322 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0287 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0738 units per square kilometre | 0.0639 units per square kilometre | 0.0871 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | 0.062 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0298 units per square kilometre | 0.0287 units per square kilometre | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 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
- 16 India 0.1059 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Bahrain 0.1025 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Kiribati 0.1012 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- 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, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Low & middle income was 0.0287 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0871 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0287 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Low & middle income rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Low & middle income ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.