Mortality rate, under-5, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Mortality rate, under-5, female was 12.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, under-5, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 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 (excluding high income) recorded 12.5 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 55.2 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rate, under-5, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.2 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 54.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 53.14 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 51.62 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 49.85 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 49 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 47.18 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 45.36 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 43.39 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 41.37 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 38.96 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 36.85 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 34.69 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 31.8 per 1,000 live births | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 30.66 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 27.79 per 1,000 live births | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 26.09 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 24.46 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 24.03 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 21.6 per 1,000 live births | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 20.47 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 19.48 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 18.15 per 1,000 live births | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 17.37 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 16.37 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 15.89 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 14.92 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 14.17 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 14.05 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 13.61 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 13.71 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 13.49 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 13.32 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 13 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 12.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.06 per 1,000 live births | 41.37 per 1,000 live births | 55.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.69 per 1,000 live births | 21.6 per 1,000 live births | 38.96 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.45 per 1,000 live births | 13.61 per 1,000 live births | 20.47 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2 per 1,000 live births | 12.5 per 1,000 live births | 13.71 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 30 Zambia 43.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Malawi 43.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Uganda 43.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 33 Timor-Leste 43.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 34 Burundi 43 per 1,000 live births compare
- 35 Eswatini 40.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 36 Ethiopia 38.5 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % 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 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 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 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 12.5 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, under-5, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.