Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0815 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Lower middle income, 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 Lower middle income is 0.0815 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Lower middle income peaked at 0.2133 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0815 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Lower middle income ranks 4th 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2133 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2102 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1985 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.195 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1917 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1882 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1844 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1801 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1759 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1718 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1671 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1626 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1574 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1519 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1473 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1417 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1367 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1321 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.129 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1246 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.121 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1168 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1131 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1094 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1056 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1021 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0991 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0959 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0929 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0874 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.085 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0832 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0815 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1909 units per square kilometre | 0.1718 units per square kilometre | 0.2133 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.145 units per square kilometre | 0.1246 units per square kilometre | 0.1671 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1046 units per square kilometre | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | 0.121 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | 0.0815 units per square kilometre | 0.0874 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 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
- 7 Comoros 0.2875 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Lower middle income
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1181 units per person (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 Lower middle income?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Lower middle income was 0.0815 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2133 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0815 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Lower middle income rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Lower middle income ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.