Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0679 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.0679 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.109 units per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0677 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1043 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1075 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.109 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1045 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1045 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1038 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1068 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1066 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1082 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1045 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1034 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1028 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0999 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0979 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0957 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0921 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0899 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0881 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0863 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0867 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0837 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0851 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0726 units per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0712 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0715 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0711 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0707 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0709 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0687 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0686 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0677 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0695 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0714 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0679 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.106 units per square kilometre | 0.1038 units per square kilometre | 0.109 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0943 units per square kilometre | 0.0863 units per square kilometre | 0.1034 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0734 units per square kilometre | 0.0686 units per square kilometre | 0.0851 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0691 units per square kilometre | 0.0677 units per square kilometre | 0.0714 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 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
- 8 Pakistan 0.2838 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Haiti 0.2821 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uganda 0.2307 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Gambia 0.1962 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0679 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.109 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0677 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.