Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0532 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.0532 units per square kilometre for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.1103 units per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0515 units per square kilometre, in 2019.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 12th 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, male, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.104 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1087 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1103 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1014 units per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1005 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1033 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1027 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1055 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0995 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0979 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0976 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0934 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0909 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.088 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0827 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0796 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0771 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0747 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0724 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0709 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0738 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0558 units per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0543 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0541 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0547 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.052 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0547 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0556 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0532 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1035 units per square kilometre | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | 0.1103 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0854 units per square kilometre | 0.0724 units per square kilometre | 0.0979 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0575 units per square kilometre | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | 0.0738 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | 0.0556 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 9 Haiti 0.2821 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uganda 0.2307 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Gambia 0.1962 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Malawi 0.1903 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 0.1783 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Benin 0.1742 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Togo 0.1655 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 121.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1573 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 56.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.0532 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1103 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0515 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male, 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, male 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, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, male 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, male 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.