Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre was 0.0829 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.0829 units per square kilometre for infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.1202 units per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0818 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1142 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1175 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1191 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1143 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1148 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1147 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1184 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1185 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1202 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1172 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1165 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1162 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1132 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1112 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1088 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1051 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1031 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1013 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0998 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0999 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0978 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0995 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0855 units per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0847 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0845 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0841 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0824 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0818 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0841 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0861 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0829 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1169 units per square kilometre | 0.1142 units per square kilometre | 0.1202 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1075 units per square kilometre | 0.0998 units per square kilometre | 0.1165 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0869 units per square kilometre | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | 0.0995 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0837 units per square kilometre | 0.0818 units per square kilometre | 0.0861 units per square kilometre | 4 |
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- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0086 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0829 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1202 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0818 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 4 groups with data for 2023.
- Is infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) 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.
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Infant deaths UNICEF
- 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
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) 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.