Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in World
World: Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre was 0.0285 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in World, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0285 units per square kilometre for infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.0861 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0285 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
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 World, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0861 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0676 units per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0654 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.064 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0627 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0617 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0601 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0589 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.057 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0556 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0522 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0504 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0488 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0452 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0399 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0365 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0346 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0337 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0329 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0317 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.03 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0297 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0295 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0668 units per square kilometre | 0.057 units per square kilometre | 0.0861 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | 0.0556 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0294 units per square kilometre | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | 0.03 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Bangladesh 0.6529 units per square kilometre compare
- 2 Nigeria 0.5677 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Burundi 0.5585 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Monaco 0.4798 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Rwanda 0.4786 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Comoros 0.4675 units per square kilometre compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0381 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -0.915 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in World?
- Infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in World was 0.0285 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0861 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0285 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does World rank for infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre?
- World ranks 3rd out of 4 groups with data for 2023.
- Is infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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 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.