Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.092 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 0.092 units per square kilometre for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.1118 units per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.092 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Africa Western and Central ranks 3rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Western and Central, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1047 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.106 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1073 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1087 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1099 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1108 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1115 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1118 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1117 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1113 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1108 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1099 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1086 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1074 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1061 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.105 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.104 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.103 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1022 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1062 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1011 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1005 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1001 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0997 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0999 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0986 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0979 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0974 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0961 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0968 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0939 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.094 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0973 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.092 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1094 units per square kilometre | 0.1047 units per square kilometre | 0.1118 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1063 units per square kilometre | 0.1022 units per square kilometre | 0.1108 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0988 units per square kilometre | 0.0961 units per square kilometre | 0.1011 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0943 units per square kilometre | 0.092 units per square kilometre | 0.0973 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 1 Palestine, State of 0.5404 units per square kilometre compare
- 2 Nigeria 0.5032 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Monaco 0.4798 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Burundi 0.4713 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bangladesh 0.445 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Rwanda 0.3413 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Africa Western and Central
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 35.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 75.77 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1455 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central was 0.092 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 Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1118 units per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.092 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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.