Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0344 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Low & middle income, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Low & middle income stood at 0.0344 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Low & middle income peaked at 0.0974 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0344 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Low & middle income 15th 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, male, per square kilometre in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0974 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0958 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0869 units per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0837 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0817 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0797 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0764 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.075 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0722 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0701 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0682 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0655 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.063 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0611 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0582 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0561 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0528 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0516 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0497 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0489 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0453 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0417 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0398 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.036 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0827 units per square kilometre | 0.0722 units per square kilometre | 0.0974 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0601 units per square kilometre | 0.0516 units per square kilometre | 0.0701 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | 0.0497 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0356 units per square kilometre | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 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
- 16 Kiribati 0.1284 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1151 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 India 0.1126 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Low & middle income?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Low & middle income was 0.0344 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0974 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0344 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Low & middle income rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Low & middle income ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.