Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Indonesia
Indonesia: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Indonesia, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 2.5 for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Indonesia peaked at 8.79 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2024.
That places Indonesia 56th out of 200 countries 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 among children ages 5 to 9 years in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.68 | — |
| 1991 | 8.33 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 7.99 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 7.66 | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 7.35 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 7.06 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 6.77 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 6.5 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 6.23 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 5.98 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 5.73 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 5.49 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 5.26 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 5.04 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 8.79 | +74.4% |
| 2005 | 4.64 | -47.2% |
| 2006 | 4.46 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 4.29 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 4.13 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 3.98 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 3.85 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 3.72 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 3.61 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 3.5 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.39 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.29 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 3.18 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.09 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.99 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 2.81 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 2.72 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.65 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 2.57 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 2.5 | -2.7% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 2.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 2.5 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.93, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +74.4% | 5.04 | 8.79 |
| 2005 | -47.2% | 8.79 | 4.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.26 | 5.98 | 8.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.18 | 3.98 | 8.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.35 | 2.9 | 3.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.65 | 2.5 | 2.81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 53 Niue 2.72 compare
- 54 Botswana 2.6 compare
- 55 Micronesia, Federated States of 2.57 compare
- 57 Palau 2.47 compare
- 58 South Africa 2.4 compare
- 59 Bangladesh 2.38 compare
More health data for Indonesia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4924 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,286 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,463 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 50 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5792 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5519 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Indonesia?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Indonesia was 2.5 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.79 in 2004.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2024.
- How does Indonesia rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Indonesia ranks 56th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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