Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle income
Middle income: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0237 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in 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 Middle income stood at 0.0237 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle income peaked at 0.085 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0237 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Middle income 18th 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 income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.085 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0825 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0732 units per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0711 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0691 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0671 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.065 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0629 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0608 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0585 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0566 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0546 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0503 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0461 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0424 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0394 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0366 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0339 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0326 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0313 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.028 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.025 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0695 units per square kilometre | 0.0585 units per square kilometre | 0.085 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0475 units per square kilometre | 0.0394 units per square kilometre | 0.0566 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0322 units per square kilometre | 0.027 units per square kilometre | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0247 units per square kilometre | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 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
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 0.09 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (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 Middle income?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Middle income was 0.0237 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.085 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0237 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Middle income rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Middle income ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.