Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Euro area
Euro area: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0039 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Euro area, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Euro area is 0.0039 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Euro area peaked at 0.015 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Euro area ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Euro area, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.015 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | 0.015 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 35 Cameroon 0.1329 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Somalia 0.126 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Afghanistan 0.122 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Maldives 0.1141 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Lesotho 0.1117 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Madagascar 0.1071 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Nepal 0.1051 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.1709 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0309 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 -0.1844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.1302 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Euro area?
- Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Euro area was 0.0039 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 0.015 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Euro area rank for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
- Euro area ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five 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 under-five deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five 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 under-five 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.