Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0512 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 0.0512 units per square kilometre for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 0.181 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0512 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 22nd 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 under-five deaths, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.181 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1778 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1327 units per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1282 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1251 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1216 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1197 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1165 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1142 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1096 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1035 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0994 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0957 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0926 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0882 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0848 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0819 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0795 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0777 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0748 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0735 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0683 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0661 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0645 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0627 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0611 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0598 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0573 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0559 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0541 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0537 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0512 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -25.4% | 0.1778 units per square kilometre | 0.1327 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1326 units per square kilometre | 0.1096 units per square kilometre | 0.181 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.091 units per square kilometre | 0.0777 units per square kilometre | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0644 units per square kilometre | 0.0559 units per square kilometre | 0.0748 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0532 units per square kilometre | 0.0512 units per square kilometre | 0.0541 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 19 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2051 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 0.2026 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Guinea 0.1844 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Ethiopia 0.1833 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1689 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Philippines 0.1671 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Tuvalu 0.1667 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0375 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 1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.8351 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total?
- Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total was 0.0512 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.181 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0512 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.