Ethiopia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Ethiopia
0.1833 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0542 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
22nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th

Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.10.20.30.40.5199020062023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.1833 units per square kilometre against 0.0542 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.1291 units per square kilometre.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 195 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4516 units per square kilometre 0.0936 units per square kilometre 0.358 units per square kilometre Ethiopia
2000s 0.3308 units per square kilometre 0.0776 units per square kilometre 0.2532 units per square kilometre Ethiopia
2010s 0.2011 units per square kilometre 0.0677 units per square kilometre 0.1334 units per square kilometre Ethiopia
2020s 0.2105 units per square kilometre 0.0558 units per square kilometre 0.1547 units per square kilometre Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Ethiopia, at 0.1833 units per square kilometre against 0.0542 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.1291 units per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 12,018 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of under-five deaths 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.