Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in World
World: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0209 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in World, 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 World is 0.0209 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% 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 World peaked at 0.0658 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0209 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
World ranks 20th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0658 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.052 units per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0504 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0491 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0479 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0472 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0458 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.045 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.042 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0409 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0393 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0378 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0367 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0337 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0326 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0317 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.031 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0294 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0261 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0227 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.022 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0219 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0219 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0209 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0511 units per square kilometre | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | 0.0658 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | 0.031 units per square kilometre | 0.042 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.026 units per square kilometre | 0.0227 units per square kilometre | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | 0.0209 units per square kilometre | 0.022 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 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
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in World?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in World was 0.0209 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0658 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0209 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does World rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.