Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0565 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.0565 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.095 units per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0564 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0908 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0936 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.095 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.091 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0909 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0928 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0925 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0939 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0904 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0892 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0887 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0858 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0839 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0817 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0782 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.076 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0743 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0726 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.073 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0702 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0716 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0607 units per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0594 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0599 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0596 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0593 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0594 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0574 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0573 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0564 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0581 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0599 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0565 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0921 units per square kilometre | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | 0.095 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0803 units per square kilometre | 0.0726 units per square kilometre | 0.0892 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0615 units per square kilometre | 0.0573 units per square kilometre | 0.0716 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0577 units per square kilometre | 0.0564 units per square kilometre | 0.0599 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 5 Bangladesh 0.3683 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0565 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.095 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0564 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD 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.