Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0186 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states, 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 Pacific island small states is 0.0186 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 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states peaked at 0.0262 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0186 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Pacific island small states ranks 25th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0229 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0225 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.022 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0203 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0203 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0203 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0197 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0189 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.023 units per square kilometre | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | 0.0197 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0189 units per square kilometre | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 22 Singapore 0.1365 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Philippines 0.1352 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Lebanon 0.1345 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Tuvalu 0.1333 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Guinea 0.1201 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Dominican Republic 0.1198 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 0.118 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0323 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 0.5673 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0332 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 0.6629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states was 0.0186 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0262 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0186 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Pacific island small states ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.