Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Middle income

Middle income: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0259 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0259 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
21st
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.0768 units per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.0259 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Middle income, 1990–2023

0.020.040.060.081990200620231990: 0.077 units per square kilometre1991: 0.073 units per square kilometre1992: 0.065 units per square kilometre1993: 0.064 units per square kilometre1994: 0.062 units per square kilometre1995: 0.061 units per square kilometre1996: 0.059 units per square kilometre1997: 0.057 units per square kilometre1998: 0.056 units per square kilometre1999: 0.054 units per square kilometre2000: 0.053 units per square kilometre2001: 0.051 units per square kilometre2002: 0.049 units per square kilometre2003: 0.048 units per square kilometre2004: 0.046 units per square kilometre2005: 0.045 units per square kilometre2006: 0.043 units per square kilometre2007: 0.042 units per square kilometre2008: 0.041 units per square kilometre2009: 0.04 units per square kilometre2010: 0.039 units per square kilometre2011: 0.038 units per square kilometre2012: 0.037 units per square kilometre2013: 0.036 units per square kilometre2014: 0.035 units per square kilometre2015: 0.034 units per square kilometre2016: 0.033 units per square kilometre2017: 0.032 units per square kilometre2018: 0.03 units per square kilometre2019: 0.029 units per square kilometre2020: 0.028 units per square kilometre2021: 0.027 units per square kilometre2022: 0.027 units per square kilometre2023: 0.026 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 income stood at 0.0259 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Middle income peaked at 0.0768 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0259 units per square kilometre, in 2023.

Middle income ranks 21st 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 neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Middle income, year by year

Annual values for Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Middle income, 1990 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0768 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0731 units per square kilometre -4.9%
1992 0.0653 units per square kilometre -10.6%
1993 0.0636 units per square kilometre -2.6%
1994 0.0621 units per square kilometre -2.4%
1995 0.0605 units per square kilometre -2.5%
1996 0.0588 units per square kilometre -2.8%
1997 0.0572 units per square kilometre -2.8%
1998 0.0556 units per square kilometre -2.7%
1999 0.0541 units per square kilometre -2.7%
2000 0.053 units per square kilometre -2.0%
2001 0.0513 units per square kilometre -3.3%
2002 0.0494 units per square kilometre -3.6%
2003 0.0476 units per square kilometre -3.7%
2004 0.0461 units per square kilometre -3.3%
2005 0.0445 units per square kilometre -3.3%
2006 0.0432 units per square kilometre -3.0%
2007 0.0421 units per square kilometre -2.6%
2008 0.0412 units per square kilometre -2.1%
2009 0.0403 units per square kilometre -2.2%
2010 0.0392 units per square kilometre -2.8%
2011 0.0381 units per square kilometre -2.8%
2012 0.0371 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2013 0.0359 units per square kilometre -3.4%
2014 0.0346 units per square kilometre -3.6%
2015 0.0336 units per square kilometre -2.9%
2016 0.0327 units per square kilometre -2.7%
2017 0.0315 units per square kilometre -3.7%
2018 0.0305 units per square kilometre -3.2%
2019 0.0294 units per square kilometre -3.7%
2020 0.0282 units per square kilometre -4.1%
2021 0.0273 units per square kilometre -2.9%
2022 0.0266 units per square kilometre -2.6%
2023 0.0259 units per square kilometre -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0627 units per square kilometre 0.0541 units per square kilometre 0.0768 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0459 units per square kilometre 0.0403 units per square kilometre 0.053 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0343 units per square kilometre 0.0294 units per square kilometre 0.0392 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.027 units per square kilometre 0.0259 units per square kilometre 0.0282 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Middle income

  1. 18 Ethiopia 0.0943 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 19 Kiribati 0.0938 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 20 Lebanon 0.0926 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 21 Dominican Republic 0.092 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 22 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0875 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 23 Philippines 0.0858 units per square kilometre compare
  7. 24 Afghanistan 0.0763 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Middle income?
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Middle income was 0.0259 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 0.0768 units per square kilometre in 1990.
What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0259 units per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Middle income rank for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
Middle income ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle 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
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.