Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0608 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central is 0.0608 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.0609 units per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0512 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Africa Western and Central ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0512 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0528 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0536 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0544 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0551 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0558 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0561 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0564 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0568 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0572 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0571 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0569 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0567 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0566 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0569 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0571 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0574 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0579 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0586 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.059 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0596 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.06 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0603 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0608 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0609 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0608 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0607 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0604 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0601 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0598 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0602 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0606 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0608 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0544 units per square kilometre | 0.0512 units per square kilometre | 0.0568 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0572 units per square kilometre | 0.0566 units per square kilometre | 0.0586 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0603 units per square kilometre | 0.059 units per square kilometre | 0.0609 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0604 units per square kilometre | 0.0598 units per square kilometre | 0.0608 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 3 Burundi 0.3484 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Pakistan 0.3304 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Nigeria 0.3233 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Comoros 0.2972 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Rwanda 0.2829 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Palestine 0.2239 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Haiti 0.2167 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Africa Western and Central
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0153 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 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0196 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 3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central?
- Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central was 0.0608 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0609 units per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0512 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal 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 neonatal deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of neonatal 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 neonatal 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.