Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Small states
Small states: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0061 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Small states, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Small states recorded 0.0061 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Small states peaked at 0.0148 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Small states ranks 30th 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | 0.011 units per square kilometre | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 27 Ghana 0.073 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Singapore 0.0696 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Tuvalu 0.0667 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 0.0643 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Nepal 0.0635 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Marshall Islands 0.0611 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Guinea 0.0601 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Small states?
- Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Small states was 0.0061 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0148 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Small states rank for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
- Small states ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.