Mortality rate, under-5, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality rate, under-5, male was 15.23 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, male 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
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 15.23 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 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 62.74 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15.23 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.74 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 62.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 60.87 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 59.13 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 57.29 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 55.23 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 53.18 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 51.12 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 48.91 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 46.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 44.01 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 41.82 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 39.44 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 37.06 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 35.73 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 32.62 per 1,000 live births | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 30.69 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 28.85 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 28.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 25.58 per 1,000 live births | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 24.28 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 23.07 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 21.62 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 20.71 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 19.56 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 18.98 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 17.82 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 17 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 16.93 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 16.38 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 16.58 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 16.41 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 16.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 15.81 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 15.23 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.75 per 1,000 live births | 46.7 per 1,000 live births | 62.74 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.4 per 1,000 live births | 25.58 per 1,000 live births | 44.01 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.63 per 1,000 live births | 16.38 per 1,000 live births | 24.28 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.05 per 1,000 live births | 15.23 per 1,000 live births | 16.58 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 31 Djibouti 53.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 32 Zambia 52.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 33 Timor-Leste 51.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 34 Burundi 51 per 1,000 live births compare
- 35 Ethiopia 50.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 36 Eswatini 49.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 37 Gambia 46.8 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, under-5, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 15.23 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, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.74 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.23 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.