Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0675 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 0.0675 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 1.5% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1342 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0675 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1342 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.131 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1275 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1249 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1223 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1192 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1158 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1127 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1099 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1075 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1053 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1026 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0998 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0977 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0957 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0929 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0925 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0921 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0918 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0913 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0906 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.09 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0885 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0864 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0813 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.079 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0741 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0719 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0702 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0685 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0675 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1205 units per square kilometre | 0.1075 units per square kilometre | 0.1342 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0964 units per square kilometre | 0.0918 units per square kilometre | 0.1053 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0842 units per square kilometre | 0.0741 units per square kilometre | 0.0913 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0696 units per square kilometre | 0.0675 units per square kilometre | 0.0719 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 13 Sierra Leone 0.3307 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Benin 0.3198 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Togo 0.3033 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Kiribati 0.2296 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 India 0.2186 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Bahrain 0.2137 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2051 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0252 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0256 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.0675 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1342 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0675 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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)
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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.