Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0301 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 0.0301 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.063 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0301 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 13th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.063 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0614 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0597 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0583 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0569 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0554 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0522 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0508 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0495 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0484 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0446 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0436 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0426 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0421 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0418 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0413 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0405 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0398 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0388 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0379 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0365 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0331 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0313 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0301 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0561 units per square kilometre | 0.0495 units per square kilometre | 0.063 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | 0.0413 units per square kilometre | 0.0484 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0378 units per square kilometre | 0.0331 units per square kilometre | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.031 units per square kilometre | 0.0301 units per square kilometre | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 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
- 16 India 0.1059 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.0301 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.063 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0301 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.