Mortality rate age 5-9 in East Asia and Pacific
East Asia and Pacific: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 1.28 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-9 in East Asia and Pacific, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 5-9 in East Asia and Pacific stood at 1.28. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in East Asia and Pacific peaked at 5.61 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.28, 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.
Mortality rate age 5-9 in East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.61 | — |
| 1991 | 5.36 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 5.04 | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 4.77 | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 4.5 | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 4.33 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 4.11 | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 3.94 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 3.78 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 3.62 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 3.46 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 3.33 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 3.18 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 2.95 | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 3.41 | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 2.67 | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 2.54 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.41 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 3.04 | +25.8% |
| 2009 | 2.19 | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 2.08 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 2.02 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.9 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.86 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.75 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.69 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.63 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.56 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.51 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.46 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.41 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.37 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.34 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.31 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 1.28 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.51 | 3.62 | 5.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.92 | 2.19 | 3.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 | 1.46 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 | 1.28 | 1.41 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia and Pacific
- 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.22 compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 7.83 compare
- 21 Uganda 6.76 compare
- 22 Angola 6.57 compare
- 23 Djibouti 6.55 compare
- 24 Malawi 6.17 compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 6.1 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)
- Infant mortality rate 11.32 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.66 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 138,824 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.29 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 6.67 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in East Asia and Pacific?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in East Asia and Pacific was 1.28 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 5.61 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 in 2024.
- How does East Asia and Pacific rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- East Asia and Pacific ranks 22nd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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 Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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