Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0338 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0338 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
19th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.0488 units per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.0338 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, 1990–2023

00.010.020.030.040.051990200620231990: 0.049 units per square kilometre1991: 0.048 units per square kilometre1992: 0.048 units per square kilometre1993: 0.048 units per square kilometre1994: 0.047 units per square kilometre1995: 0.047 units per square kilometre1996: 0.046 units per square kilometre1997: 0.045 units per square kilometre1998: 0.045 units per square kilometre1999: 0.045 units per square kilometre2000: 0.044 units per square kilometre2001: 0.043 units per square kilometre2002: 0.043 units per square kilometre2003: 0.042 units per square kilometre2004: 0.042 units per square kilometre2005: 0.042 units per square kilometre2006: 0.042 units per square kilometre2007: 0.042 units per square kilometre2008: 0.042 units per square kilometre2009: 0.043 units per square kilometre2010: 0.043 units per square kilometre2011: 0.042 units per square kilometre2012: 0.042 units per square kilometre2013: 0.041 units per square kilometre2014: 0.041 units per square kilometre2015: 0.04 units per square kilometre2016: 0.039 units per square kilometre2017: 0.038 units per square kilometre2018: 0.037 units per square kilometre2019: 0.036 units per square kilometre2020: 0.036 units per square kilometre2021: 0.035 units per square kilometre2022: 0.034 units per square kilometre2023: 0.034 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 0.0338 units per square kilometre for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.0488 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0338 units per square kilometre, in 2023.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 19th 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, year by year

Annual values for Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1990 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0488 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0485 units per square kilometre -0.6%
1992 0.0481 units per square kilometre -0.7%
1993 0.0478 units per square kilometre -0.8%
1994 0.0474 units per square kilometre -0.8%
1995 0.0466 units per square kilometre -1.6%
1996 0.0459 units per square kilometre -1.5%
1997 0.0453 units per square kilometre -1.3%
1998 0.0449 units per square kilometre -1.0%
1999 0.0447 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2000 0.0443 units per square kilometre -1.0%
2001 0.0435 units per square kilometre -1.8%
2002 0.0427 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2003 0.0425 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2004 0.0418 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2005 0.0416 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2006 0.042 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2007 0.0422 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2008 0.0425 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2009 0.0427 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2010 0.0427 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2011 0.0424 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2012 0.042 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2013 0.0414 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2014 0.0406 units per square kilometre -1.9%
2015 0.0398 units per square kilometre -2.1%
2016 0.0386 units per square kilometre -3.0%
2017 0.038 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2018 0.037 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2019 0.0363 units per square kilometre -2.0%
2020 0.0357 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2021 0.035 units per square kilometre -1.8%
2022 0.0344 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2023 0.0338 units per square kilometre -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0468 units per square kilometre 0.0447 units per square kilometre 0.0488 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0426 units per square kilometre 0.0416 units per square kilometre 0.0443 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0399 units per square kilometre 0.0363 units per square kilometre 0.0427 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0347 units per square kilometre 0.0338 units per square kilometre 0.0357 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

  1. 16 Bahrain 0.1075 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 17 Sierra Leone 0.1033 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 18 Ethiopia 0.0943 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 19 Kiribati 0.0938 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 20 Lebanon 0.0926 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 21 Dominican Republic 0.092 units per square kilometre compare
  7. 22 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0875 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?
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.0338 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?
The highest recorded value was 0.0488 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?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0338 units per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th 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?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.

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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.