Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in IDA total
IDA total: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre was 0.1428 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in IDA total, 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 IDA total is 0.1428 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in IDA total peaked at 0.276 units per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1428 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
IDA total ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 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 IDA total, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.272 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.276 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2669 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.254 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2523 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.249 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2518 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.249 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2498 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2406 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2361 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2327 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.225 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2193 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2132 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2045 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1991 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1951 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1928 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1917 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1864 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1874 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1615 units per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.158 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1576 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1558 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1538 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1531 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1482 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1471 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1445 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1472 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.15 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1428 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2561 units per square kilometre | 0.2406 units per square kilometre | 0.276 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2109 units per square kilometre | 0.1917 units per square kilometre | 0.2361 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1609 units per square kilometre | 0.1471 units per square kilometre | 0.1874 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1461 units per square kilometre | 0.1428 units per square kilometre | 0.15 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 3 Burundi 0.8607 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Bangladesh 0.8133 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Rwanda 0.6174 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Comoros 0.5212 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Haiti 0.5099 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Pakistan 0.5096 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Monaco 0.4798 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5843 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 35.49 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in IDA total?
- Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in IDA total was 0.1428 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.276 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1428 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does IDA total rank for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
- IDA total ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.