Mortality rate age 5-9 in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 2.01 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-9 in South-Eastern Asia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
South-Eastern Asia recorded 2.01 for mortality rate age 5-9 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 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 8.93 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.01, in 2024.
South-Eastern Asia ranks 17th 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 South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.93 | — |
| 1991 | 8.66 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 8.16 | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 7.78 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 7.42 | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 7.1 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 6.77 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 6.46 | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 6.18 | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 5.91 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 5.58 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 5.31 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 5.06 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 4.81 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 6.23 | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 4.33 | -30.4% |
| 2006 | 4.1 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 3.88 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 5.68 | +46.4% |
| 2009 | 3.47 | -38.9% |
| 2010 | 3.3 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 3.13 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 2.98 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 2.97 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.74 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 2.65 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.56 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.47 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.38 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.29 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.22 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.15 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 2.12 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.07 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 2.01 | -3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 5-9 in 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 | +46.4% | 3.88 | 5.68 |
| 2009 | -38.9% | 5.68 | 3.47 |
| 2004 | +29.5% | 4.81 | 6.23 |
| 2005 | -30.4% | 6.23 | 4.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.34 | 5.91 | 8.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.85 | 3.47 | 6.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 | 2.29 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 | 2.01 | 2.22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 14 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.92 compare
- 15 Burundi 9.69 compare
- 16 Sudan 8.56 compare
- 17 Liberia 8.45 compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 8.25 compare
- 19 Tanzania 8.22 compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 7.83 compare
More health data for South-Eastern Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 100,314 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 20.24 (2024)
- Infant deaths 172,336 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.52 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 16.93 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 207,016 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 106,702 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in South-Eastern Asia?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in South-Eastern Asia was 2.01 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.93 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 in 2024.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 17th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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