Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in World
World: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0178 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in World, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in World stood at 0.0178 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.0501 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0178 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places World 23rd 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 World, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.048 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.036 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0335 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0328 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0322 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0312 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0303 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0264 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.022 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.021 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0189 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0178 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | 0.0328 units per square kilometre | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0284 units per square kilometre | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | 0.0322 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0219 units per square kilometre | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | 0.0178 units per square kilometre | 0.0189 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 20 Lebanon 0.0926 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Dominican Republic 0.092 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0875 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Philippines 0.0858 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Afghanistan 0.0763 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 0.0751 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Maldives 0.0738 units per square kilometre compare
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,458 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0381 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -0.915 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in World?
- Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in World was 0.0178 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0501 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0178 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does World rank for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.