Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0017 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia is 0.0017 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 0.0407 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 units per square kilometre, in 2022.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 38th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0389 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -80.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -80.6% | 0.0389 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 35 Cameroon 0.0726 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Somalia 0.0679 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Afghanistan 0.067 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Maldives 0.0638 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Lesotho 0.0624 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Madagascar 0.0589 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Senegal 0.0582 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 52.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0564 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 Europe & Central Asia?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia was 0.0017 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 Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0407 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.