Mortality rate age 5-9 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 1.26 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 5-9 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia stood at 1.26. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 5.64 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.26, in 2024.
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 24th of 33 groups on this measure, 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.64 | — |
| 1991 | 5.39 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 5.07 | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 4.79 | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 4.52 | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 4.35 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 4.12 | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 3.94 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 3.78 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 3.63 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 3.47 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 3.33 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 3.18 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 2.96 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 3.42 | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 2.67 | -21.9% |
| 2006 | 2.53 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.41 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 3.05 | +26.4% |
| 2009 | 2.18 | -28.5% |
| 2010 | 2.07 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 2.01 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.89 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.85 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.73 | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 1.67 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.61 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.55 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.5 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.44 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.4 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.36 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.33 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.26 | -2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 5-9 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +26.4% | 2.41 | 3.05 |
| 2009 | -28.5% | 3.05 | 2.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.52 | 3.63 | 5.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.92 | 2.18 | 3.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 | 1.44 | 2.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1.26 | 1.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
More health data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths 270,095 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 54,474 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.48 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 136,069 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 134,026 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.03 (2024)
- Infant deaths 215,621 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 1.26 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 in 2024.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 24th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 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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