Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0241 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 0.0241 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 peaked at 0.051 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0241 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 17th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.051 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0496 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0447 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0421 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0409 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0399 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.039 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0379 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0367 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0342 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0339 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0334 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0332 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.033 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0325 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.032 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0312 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0284 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0251 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0453 units per square kilometre | 0.0399 units per square kilometre | 0.051 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | 0.0332 units per square kilometre | 0.039 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | 0.033 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 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
- 19 Naoero 0.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 0.0934 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.0241 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.051 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0241 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th 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?
- 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 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.