Pakistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Pakistan
0.5096 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.1244 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th

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

  • Pakistan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.5096 units per square kilometre against 0.1244 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3852 units per square kilometre.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 4.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8406 units per square kilometre 0.1981 units per square kilometre 0.6426 units per square kilometre Pakistan
2000s 0.7285 units per square kilometre 0.1746 units per square kilometre 0.5539 units per square kilometre Pakistan
2010s 0.6506 units per square kilometre 0.1349 units per square kilometre 0.5157 units per square kilometre Pakistan
2020s 0.5295 units per square kilometre 0.1269 units per square kilometre 0.4026 units per square kilometre Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Pakistan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Pakistan, at 0.5096 units per square kilometre against 0.1244 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.3852 units per square kilometre, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Pakistan ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th 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.