Mortality rate, infant in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality rate, infant was 11.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.3 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.2%
Rank
35th
of 47 groups
All-time high
46.74 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
11.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 11.3 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 46.74 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 35th out of 47 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, infant in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.74 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 46.38 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 45.37 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 44.18 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 42.86 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 41.44 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 40 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 38.45 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 36.87 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 35.16 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 33.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 31.49 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 29.68 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 27.84 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 26.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 24.44 per 1,000 live births | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 22.93 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 21.52 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 20.64 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 19 per 1,000 live births | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 17.99 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 17.08 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 15.95 per 1,000 live births | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 15.29 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 14.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 13.95 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 13.12 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 12.46 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 12.41 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.04 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 12.19 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 12.08 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.98 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 11.68 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 11.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.74 per 1,000 live births | 35.16 per 1,000 live births | 46.74 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.71 per 1,000 live births | 19 per 1,000 live births | 33.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.47 per 1,000 live births | 12.04 per 1,000 live births | 17.99 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.84 per 1,000 live births | 11.3 per 1,000 live births | 12.19 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 32 Comoros 35 per 1,000 live births compare
- 33 Togo 34.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 34 Timor-Leste 34.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 34 Zambia 34.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 36 Ethiopia 34.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 37 Kenya 34.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 38 Yemen 33.8 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.034 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Mortality rate, infant in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 11.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.74 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mortality rate, infant?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.