Number of neonatal 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 neonatal deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0422 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0422 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
13th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.0601 units per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.0422 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

00.020.040.061990200620231990: 0.06 units per square kilometre1991: 0.06 units per square kilometre1992: 0.059 units per square kilometre1993: 0.059 units per square kilometre1994: 0.059 units per square kilometre1995: 0.058 units per square kilometre1996: 0.057 units per square kilometre1997: 0.056 units per square kilometre1998: 0.056 units per square kilometre1999: 0.055 units per square kilometre2000: 0.055 units per square kilometre2001: 0.054 units per square kilometre2002: 0.053 units per square kilometre2003: 0.053 units per square kilometre2004: 0.052 units per square kilometre2005: 0.052 units per square kilometre2006: 0.052 units per square kilometre2007: 0.053 units per square kilometre2008: 0.053 units per square kilometre2009: 0.053 units per square kilometre2010: 0.053 units per square kilometre2011: 0.053 units per square kilometre2012: 0.052 units per square kilometre2013: 0.052 units per square kilometre2014: 0.051 units per square kilometre2015: 0.05 units per square kilometre2016: 0.048 units per square kilometre2017: 0.047 units per square kilometre2018: 0.046 units per square kilometre2019: 0.045 units per square kilometre2020: 0.044 units per square kilometre2021: 0.044 units per square kilometre2022: 0.043 units per square kilometre2023: 0.042 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 0.0422 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0601 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0422 units per square kilometre, in 2023.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 13th 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 neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1990 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0601 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0598 units per square kilometre -0.5%
1992 0.0594 units per square kilometre -0.7%
1993 0.059 units per square kilometre -0.7%
1994 0.0586 units per square kilometre -0.7%
1995 0.0577 units per square kilometre -1.5%
1996 0.0569 units per square kilometre -1.4%
1997 0.0562 units per square kilometre -1.2%
1998 0.0556 units per square kilometre -1.0%
1999 0.0555 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2000 0.055 units per square kilometre -1.0%
2001 0.054 units per square kilometre -1.8%
2002 0.0531 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2003 0.0528 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2004 0.052 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2005 0.0518 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2006 0.0523 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2007 0.0525 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2008 0.0529 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2009 0.0531 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2010 0.0532 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2011 0.0528 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2012 0.0523 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2013 0.0516 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2014 0.0506 units per square kilometre -1.9%
2015 0.0495 units per square kilometre -2.1%
2016 0.0481 units per square kilometre -3.0%
2017 0.0473 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2018 0.0461 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2019 0.0452 units per square kilometre -2.0%
2020 0.0445 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2021 0.0437 units per square kilometre -1.8%
2022 0.043 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2023 0.0422 units per square kilometre -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0579 units per square kilometre 0.0555 units per square kilometre 0.0601 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0529 units per square kilometre 0.0518 units per square kilometre 0.055 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0497 units per square kilometre 0.0452 units per square kilometre 0.0532 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0433 units per square kilometre 0.0422 units per square kilometre 0.0445 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

  1. 10 Gambia 0.1906 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 11 Uganda 0.1833 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 12 Malawi 0.1669 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 13 India 0.1369 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 14 Togo 0.1225 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 15 Benin 0.1173 units per square kilometre compare
  7. 16 Bahrain 0.1075 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.0422 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.0601 units per square kilometre in 1990.
What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0422 units per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is number of neonatal 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 18.2%. 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 neonatal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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)

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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
242 places, 10,861 data points, 1961–2023
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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.