Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre was 0.1244 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.1244 units per square kilometre for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.2039 units per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1241 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1951 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2011 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2039 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1955 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1954 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.194 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1997 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.199 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2021 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1949 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1926 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1915 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1857 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1818 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1774 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1703 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1659 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1623 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1589 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1596 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1539 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1567 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1332 units per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1306 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1314 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1306 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.13 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1303 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1261 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1259 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1241 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1277 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1313 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1244 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1981 units per square kilometre | 0.194 units per square kilometre | 0.2039 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1746 units per square kilometre | 0.1589 units per square kilometre | 0.1926 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1349 units per square kilometre | 0.1259 units per square kilometre | 0.1567 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1269 units per square kilometre | 0.1241 units per square kilometre | 0.1313 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 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
- 10 Uganda 0.4129 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Gambia 0.3495 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.1244 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2039 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1241 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (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)
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.