Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in World
World: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0175 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in World, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0175 units per square kilometre for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in 2023. 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 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.0586 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0175 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places World 20th 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 World, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0586 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0576 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0449 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0427 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.042 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0408 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.04 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0346 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0332 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0282 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0274 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0252 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0227 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.021 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0455 units per square kilometre | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | 0.0586 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0315 units per square kilometre | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 22 Guinea 0.0834 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Ethiopia 0.0785 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in World?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in World was 0.0175 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0586 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0175 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does World rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.