Mortality rate, under-5, male in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 14.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5, male 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, under-5, male in East Asia & Pacific stood at 14.4 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 59.8 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places East Asia & Pacific 36th 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, under-5, male in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.8 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 58.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 57.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 55.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 53.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 52.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 50.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 48.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 46.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 44.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 42.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 40.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 37.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 34.9 per 1,000 live births | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 33.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 30.8 per 1,000 live births | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 29 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 27.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 24.2 per 1,000 live births | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 23 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 21.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 20.5 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 19.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 18.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 18 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 17 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 16.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 16 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 15.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 15.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 15.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 15 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 14.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.91 per 1,000 live births | 44.6 per 1,000 live births | 59.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.68 per 1,000 live births | 24.2 per 1,000 live births | 42.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.63 per 1,000 live births | 15.5 per 1,000 live births | 23 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.16 per 1,000 live births | 14.4 per 1,000 live births | 15.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 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
- 38 Turkmenistan 44 per 1,000 live births compare
- 39 Namibia 43.4 per 1,000 live births compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in East Asia & Pacific?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in East Asia & Pacific was 14.4 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?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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, 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.