Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0301 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 0.0301 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.0577 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0301 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 17th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0577 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0563 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0548 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0527 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0488 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0476 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0459 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0448 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0436 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0427 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0412 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0408 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0408 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.04 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0398 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0391 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.036 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0341 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.033 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.032 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0313 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0301 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.052 units per square kilometre | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | 0.0577 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0423 units per square kilometre | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | 0.0459 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | 0.033 units per square kilometre | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.031 units per square kilometre | 0.0301 units per square kilometre | 0.032 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 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
- 19 Bahrain 0.1113 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 0.1092 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.0301 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0577 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0301 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.