What is mortality rate, under-5, female in East Asia & Pacific?

Mortality rate, under-5, female in East Asia & Pacific was 11.9 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?

The highest recorded value was 52.9 per 1,000 live births in 1990.

What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?

The lowest recorded value was 11.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does East Asia & Pacific rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?

East Asia & Pacific ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?

Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, under-5, female in East Asia & Pacific

Name: Mortality rate, under-5, female in East Asia & Pacific
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

East Asia & Pacific: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 11.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

11.9 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 3.3%

Rank

37th

of 47 groups

All-time high

52.9 per 1,000 live births

in 1990

All-time low

11.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1990–2024

Mortality rate, under-5, female 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

East Asia & Pacific recorded 11.9 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 52.9 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.9 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Mortality rate, under-5, female in East Asia & Pacific, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) in East Asia & Pacific, 1990 to 2024.
Year	per 1,000 live births	Change
1990	52.9 per 1,000 live births	—
1991	51.6 per 1,000 live births	-2.5%
1992	50.3 per 1,000 live births	-2.5%
1993	48.8 per 1,000 live births	-3.0%
1994	47.1 per 1,000 live births	-3.5%
1995	46.3 per 1,000 live births	-1.7%
1996	44.5 per 1,000 live births	-3.9%
1997	42.7 per 1,000 live births	-4.0%
1998	40.9 per 1,000 live births	-4.2%
1999	39 per 1,000 live births	-4.6%
2000	36.8 per 1,000 live births	-5.6%
2001	34.8 per 1,000 live births	-5.4%
2002	32.8 per 1,000 live births	-5.7%
2003	30.1 per 1,000 live births	-8.2%
2004	29.1 per 1,000 live births	-3.3%
2005	26.5 per 1,000 live births	-8.9%
2006	24.8 per 1,000 live births	-6.4%
2007	23.3 per 1,000 live births	-6.0%
2008	23 per 1,000 live births	-1.3%
2009	20.7 per 1,000 live births	-10.0%
2010	19.6 per 1,000 live births	-5.3%
2011	18.6 per 1,000 live births	-5.1%
2012	17.5 per 1,000 live births	-5.9%
2013	16.7 per 1,000 live births	-4.6%
2014	15.8 per 1,000 live births	-5.4%
2015	15.2 per 1,000 live births	-3.8%
2016	14.4 per 1,000 live births	-5.3%
2017	13.7 per 1,000 live births	-4.9%
2018	13.5 per 1,000 live births	-1.5%
2019	13.1 per 1,000 live births	-3.0%
2020	13 per 1,000 live births	-0.8%
2021	12.8 per 1,000 live births	-1.5%
2022	12.6 per 1,000 live births	-1.6%
2023	12.3 per 1,000 live births	-2.4%
2024	11.9 per 1,000 live births	-3.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	46.41 per 1,000 live births	39 per 1,000 live births	52.9 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	28.19 per 1,000 live births	20.7 per 1,000 live births	36.8 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	15.81 per 1,000 live births	13.1 per 1,000 live births	19.6 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	12.52 per 1,000 live births	11.9 per 1,000 live births	13 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific

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
37 Gambia 37.7 per 1,000 live births compare
38 Palestine, State of 36.7 per 1,000 live births compare
39 Papua New Guinea 36 per 1,000 live births compare
40 Comoros 35.5 per 1,000 live births compare
40 Congo 35.5 per 1,000 live births compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

More health data for East Asia & Pacific

Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.9374 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0351 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 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)

All data for East Asia & Pacific →

Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5, female in East Asia & Pacific?: Mortality rate, under-5, female in East Asia & Pacific was 11.9 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?: The highest recorded value was 52.9 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?: The lowest recorded value was 11.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does East Asia & Pacific rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?: Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.