Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0077 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 0.0077 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.2919 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2919 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2813 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | -86.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0326 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0283 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0264 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -86.6% | 0.2813 units per square kilometre | 0.0376 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | 0.2919 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.008 units per square kilometre | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 29 Afghanistan 0.1112 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Marshall Islands 0.1111 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Liberia 0.1104 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Ghana 0.11 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1078 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Lesotho 0.1062 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 0.0986 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.039 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0378 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.0077 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2919 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant 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.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (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
Number of infant 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.