Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre was 0.0471 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.0471 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0527 units per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0459 units per square kilometre, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0516 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0521 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0527 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0506 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.051 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0522 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0523 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0524 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0523 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.052 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0518 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0512 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0514 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0514 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0514 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0459 units per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0459 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0461 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0461 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0462 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0463 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | 0.0506 units per square kilometre | 0.0527 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | 0.0512 units per square kilometre | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0472 units per square kilometre | 0.0459 units per square kilometre | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
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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 neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0471 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0527 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0459 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 4 groups with data for 2023.
- Is neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Neonatal 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
Neonatal 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.
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Neonatal 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
Neonatal 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.