Which has higher number of under-five deaths, East Asia & Pacific or South Africa?

East Asia & Pacific, at 282,953 against 41,435 in South Africa as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between East Asia & Pacific and South Africa?

241,518, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and South Africa?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs South Africa: Number of under-five deaths

East Asia & Pacific

282,953

in 2024

South Africa

41,435

in 2024

East Asia & Pacific rank

27th

South Africa rank

28th

Number of under-five deaths over time

East Asia & Pacific
South Africa

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 282,953 against 41,435 in South Africa, a difference of 241,518.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 6.8 times South Africa's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 28th of 47 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.79 million	67,880	1.72 million	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	946,107	78,650	867,457	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	552,928	46,927	506,001	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	324,983	40,541	284,441	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, East Asia & Pacific or South Africa?: East Asia & Pacific, at 282,953 against 41,435 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between East Asia & Pacific and South Africa?: 241,518, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and South Africa?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific and South Africa rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 28th of 47 groups.
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: 03 September 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.