Child mortality rate in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG): Child mortality rate was 2.48 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) is 2.48, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 12.49 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.48, in 2024.
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 28th of 48 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality rate in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.49 | — |
| 1991 | 12 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 11.7 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 11.22 | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 10.74 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 10.73 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 10.24 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 9.76 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 9.28 | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 8.82 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 8.28 | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 7.75 | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 7.33 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 6.46 | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 6.69 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.67 | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 5.33 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 5.01 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 5.42 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 4.46 | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 4.22 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 4.02 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 3.83 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 3.61 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 3.47 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 3.19 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.02 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.89 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.82 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.73 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.69 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.63 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 2.56 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.48 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7 | 8.82 | 12.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.24 | 4.46 | 8.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.44 | 2.82 | 4.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 | 2.48 | 2.73 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,242 (2100)
- Child deaths 54,474 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.5 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 81,595 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.03 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 136,069 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4962 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 109,211 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 101,015 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 68,835 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Child mortality rate in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) was 2.48 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.49 in 1990.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 in 2024.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank for child mortality rate?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 28th out of 48 groups with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child mortality rate (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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