South Asia vs Palestine: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

South Asia
0.2309 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Palestine
1.03 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia rank
2nd
Palestine rank
1st

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

  • South Asia
  • Palestine
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How they compare

Palestine currently reports 1.03 units per square kilometre against 0.2309 units per square kilometre in South Asia, a difference of 0.7991 units per square kilometre.

That makes Palestine's figure about 4.4 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Asia ahead.

South Asia ranks 2nd and Palestine ranks 1st of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Asia averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Asia Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 1.09 units per square kilometre 0.6634 units per square kilometre 0.4307 units per square kilometre South Asia
2000s 0.7325 units per square kilometre 0.5465 units per square kilometre 0.186 units per square kilometre South Asia
2010s 0.3976 units per square kilometre 0.4489 units per square kilometre 0.0514 units per square kilometre Palestine
2020s 0.25 units per square kilometre 0.5238 units per square kilometre 0.2738 units per square kilometre Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, South Asia or Palestine?
Palestine, at 1.03 units per square kilometre against 0.2309 units per square kilometre in South Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between South Asia and Palestine?
0.7991 units per square kilometre, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Palestine?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do South Asia and Palestine rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
South Asia ranks 2nd and Palestine ranks 1st of 47 groups.
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.