Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0129 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 0.0129 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states peaked at 0.0189 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0129 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Pacific island small states 22nd 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0189 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.018 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.015 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | 0.015 units per square kilometre | 0.0189 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | 0.014 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 19 Bahrain 0.1113 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 0.1092 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Ethiopia 0.1048 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Guinea 0.101 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Naoero 0.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Tuvalu 0.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Philippines 0.0955 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 319,112 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states was 0.0129 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0189 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0129 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Pacific island small states ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.