Mortality rate, infant in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Mortality rate, infant was 10.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.7 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.6%
Rank
37th
of 47 groups
All-time high
44.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
10.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant in East Asia & Pacific, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant in East Asia & Pacific stood at 10.7 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 44.5 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places East Asia & Pacific 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 43.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 42.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 41.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 40.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 39.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 38 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 36.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 35 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 33.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 31.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 30 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 28.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 26.3 per 1,000 live births | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 25 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 23.2 per 1,000 live births | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 21.7 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 20.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 19.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 18.1 per 1,000 live births | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 16.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 15.3 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 14.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 13.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 13.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 12.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 11.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 11.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 11.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 11.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 10.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.52 per 1,000 live births | 33.4 per 1,000 live births | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.42 per 1,000 live births | 18.1 per 1,000 live births | 31.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.84 per 1,000 live births | 11.5 per 1,000 live births | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.26 per 1,000 live births | 10.7 per 1,000 live births | 11.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 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
- 39 Dominica 33.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 40 Myanmar 32.8 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0182 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in East Asia & Pacific?
- Mortality rate, infant in East Asia & Pacific was 10.7 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?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for mortality rate, infant?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.