Infant mortality rate in East Asia and Pacific
East Asia and Pacific: Infant mortality rate was 11.32 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in East Asia and Pacific, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality rate in East Asia and Pacific stood at 11.32. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in East Asia and Pacific peaked at 46.58 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.32, in 2024.
That places East Asia and Pacific 22nd out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.58 | — |
| 1991 | 46.19 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 45.2 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 44.05 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 42.73 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 41.76 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 40.32 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 38.82 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 37.21 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 35.54 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 33.57 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 31.87 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 30.06 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 27.84 | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 26.42 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 24.45 | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 22.95 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 21.58 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 20.65 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 19.07 | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 18.08 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 17.16 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 16.02 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 15.33 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 14.45 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 14 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 13.14 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 12.48 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 12.46 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 12.06 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 12.23 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 12.12 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.99 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 11.74 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 11.32 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.84 | 35.54 | 46.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.85 | 19.07 | 33.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.52 | 12.06 | 18.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.88 | 11.32 | 12.23 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia and Pacific
- 19 Mozambique 43.72 compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 43.63 compare
- 21 Djibouti 43 compare
- 22 Madagascar 42.97 compare
- 23 Sudan 42.91 compare
- 24 Eswatini 42.22 compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 42.07 compare
More health data for East Asia and Pacific
- Deaths age 1-59 months 140,023 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 278,847 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 57,013 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 13.95 (2024)
- Infant deaths 222,686 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 138,824 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.66 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 83,862 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.29 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 6.67 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in East Asia and Pacific?
- Infant mortality rate in East Asia and Pacific was 11.32 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 46.58 in 1990.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.32 in 2024.
- How does East Asia and Pacific rank for infant mortality rate?
- East Asia and Pacific ranks 22nd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia and Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Infant mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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