Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0829 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.0829 units per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1202 units per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0817 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1141 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1174 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.119 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1142 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1148 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1146 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1183 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1184 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1202 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1171 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1164 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1161 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1131 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1111 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1087 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.105 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.103 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1012 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0997 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0998 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0978 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0994 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0855 units per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0842 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0847 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0844 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0841 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0822 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0817 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0841 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.086 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0829 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1168 units per square kilometre | 0.1141 units per square kilometre | 0.1202 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1074 units per square kilometre | 0.0997 units per square kilometre | 0.1164 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0869 units per square kilometre | 0.0822 units per square kilometre | 0.0994 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0837 units per square kilometre | 0.0817 units per square kilometre | 0.086 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 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
- 8 Palestine 0.4075 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Haiti 0.3739 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uganda 0.3056 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Gambia 0.2703 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.0829 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1202 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0817 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (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.