Brazil vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths

Brazil
36,892
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
278,838
in 2024
Brazil rank
29th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
28th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Brazil
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 278,838 against 36,892 in Brazil, a difference of 241,946.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.6 times Brazil's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 29th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 197 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 178,534 1.77 million 1.59 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 84,806 936,672 851,865 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 48,372 546,763 498,391 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 38,985 320,643 281,658 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Brazil or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 278,838 against 36,892 in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Brazil and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
241,946, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Brazil and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Brazil ranks 29th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.