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

Latest (2023)
0.0591 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
16th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.1077 units per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.0591 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1990–2023

00.0250.050.0750.11990200620231990: 0.108 units per square kilometre1991: 0.106 units per square kilometre1992: 0.104 units per square kilometre1993: 0.102 units per square kilometre1994: 0.1 units per square kilometre1995: 0.098 units per square kilometre1996: 0.095 units per square kilometre1997: 0.093 units per square kilometre1998: 0.091 units per square kilometre1999: 0.09 units per square kilometre2000: 0.088 units per square kilometre2001: 0.086 units per square kilometre2002: 0.084 units per square kilometre2003: 0.082 units per square kilometre2004: 0.081 units per square kilometre2005: 0.08 units per square kilometre2006: 0.079 units per square kilometre2007: 0.079 units per square kilometre2008: 0.079 units per square kilometre2009: 0.079 units per square kilometre2010: 0.079 units per square kilometre2011: 0.078 units per square kilometre2012: 0.077 units per square kilometre2013: 0.076 units per square kilometre2014: 0.074 units per square kilometre2015: 0.073 units per square kilometre2016: 0.07 units per square kilometre2017: 0.068 units per square kilometre2018: 0.067 units per square kilometre2019: 0.065 units per square kilometre2020: 0.063 units per square kilometre2021: 0.062 units per square kilometre2022: 0.06 units per square kilometre2023: 0.059 units per square kilometre

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

Annual values for Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1990 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 13 Sierra Leone 0.1993 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 14 Benin 0.1944 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 15 India 0.1906 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 16 Togo 0.1891 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 17 Bahrain 0.1787 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 18 Kiribati 0.1679 units per square kilometre compare
  7. 19 Nauru 0.15 units per square kilometre compare

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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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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)

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
242 places, 12,234 data points, 1961–2023
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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.