Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.1142 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Lower middle income, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Lower middle income is 0.1142 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Lower middle income peaked at 0.275 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1142 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Lower middle income 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.275 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2717 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2575 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2538 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2505 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2471 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2431 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2387 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2341 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2293 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2247 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.22 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2141 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2073 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2006 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1938 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1876 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1823 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1782 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1735 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1692 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1638 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1588 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1536 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.148 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1431 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1388 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1341 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1298 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1259 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1218 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1187 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1164 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1142 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2501 units per square kilometre | 0.2293 units per square kilometre | 0.275 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1982 units per square kilometre | 0.1735 units per square kilometre | 0.2247 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1465 units per square kilometre | 0.1259 units per square kilometre | 0.1692 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1178 units per square kilometre | 0.1142 units per square kilometre | 0.1218 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 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
- 7 Pakistan 0.4394 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Lower middle income?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Lower middle income was 0.1142 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.275 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1142 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Lower middle income rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Lower middle income ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.