Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre was 0.047 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.047 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0527 units per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0458 units per square kilometre, in 2013.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0521 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0527 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0509 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0516 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0521 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0523 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0524 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0524 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0524 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0523 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.052 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0512 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0512 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0514 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0514 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0514 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0459 units per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0458 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0461 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0462 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0462 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0463 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | 0.0527 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0516 units per square kilometre | 0.0512 units per square kilometre | 0.0524 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | 0.0458 units per square kilometre | 0.0514 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | 0.047 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 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
- 10 Gambia 0.1906 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Uganda 0.1833 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.047 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0527 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0458 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (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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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)
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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.