Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0591 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 0.0591 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1077 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0591 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1077 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1059 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1037 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1019 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1001 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0979 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0954 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0931 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0911 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0896 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0881 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.086 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0838 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0809 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0795 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0792 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0793 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0792 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0792 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0789 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0783 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0775 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0762 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0745 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0727 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0684 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0666 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0646 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.063 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0617 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0603 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0591 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0986 units per square kilometre | 0.0896 units per square kilometre | 0.1077 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0818 units per square kilometre | 0.0792 units per square kilometre | 0.0881 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0728 units per square kilometre | 0.0646 units per square kilometre | 0.0789 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.061 units per square kilometre | 0.0591 units per square kilometre | 0.063 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 13 Sierra Leone 0.1993 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Benin 0.1944 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 India 0.1906 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Togo 0.1891 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Bahrain 0.1787 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Kiribati 0.1679 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Nauru 0.15 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0252 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0256 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.0591 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1077 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0591 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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)
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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.