Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Asia Oriental y Pacífico

Asia Oriental y Pacífico: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.4972 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.4972
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
31st
of 58 groups
All-time high
0.521
in 2006
All-time low
0.458
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Asia Oriental y Pacífico, 1990–2024

00.20.40.61990200720241990: 0.51991: 0.4581992: 0.4721993: 0.481994: 0.4841995: 0.4821996: 0.4831997: 0.4831998: 0.4861999: 0.492000: 0.5082001: 0.4982002: 0.5032003: 0.5152004: 0.5042005: 0.522006: 0.5212007: 0.5212008: 0.4972009: 0.5152010: 0.5092011: 0.5072012: 0.5132013: 0.4982014: 0.5022015: 0.4912016: 0.4972017: 0.4922018: 0.4752019: 0.4832020: 0.4722021: 0.4772022: 0.4842023: 0.4912024: 0.497

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Asia Oriental y Pacífico is 0.4972, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Asia Oriental y Pacífico peaked at 0.521 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.458, in 1991.

Asia Oriental y Pacífico ranks 31st of 58 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Asia Oriental y Pacífico, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Asia Oriental y Pacífico, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 0.5001
1991 0.458 -8.4%
1992 0.4722 +3.1%
1993 0.4796 +1.6%
1994 0.484 +0.9%
1995 0.482 -0.4%
1996 0.4832 +0.3%
1997 0.483 -0.0%
1998 0.4857 +0.6%
1999 0.4901 +0.9%
2000 0.508 +3.6%
2001 0.4979 -2.0%
2002 0.5026 +1.0%
2003 0.5145 +2.4%
2004 0.5039 -2.1%
2005 0.5195 +3.1%
2006 0.521 +0.3%
2007 0.5209 -0.0%
2008 0.4972 -4.6%
2009 0.5147 +3.5%
2010 0.5085 -1.2%
2011 0.5068 -0.3%
2012 0.5133 +1.3%
2013 0.4979 -3.0%
2014 0.5025 +0.9%
2015 0.491 -2.3%
2016 0.4971 +1.3%
2017 0.4925 -0.9%
2018 0.4755 -3.5%
2019 0.4828 +1.5%
2020 0.4724 -2.2%
2021 0.477 +1.0%
2022 0.4839 +1.5%
2023 0.4905 +1.4%
2024 0.4972 +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4818 0.458 0.5001 10
2000s 0.51 0.4972 0.521 10
2010s 0.4968 0.4755 0.5133 10
2020s 0.4842 0.4724 0.4972 5

Countries ranked near Asia Oriental y Pacífico

  1. 28 Saint Lucia 0.6571 compare
  2. 29 Malta 0.6522 compare
  3. 30 Pakistan 0.6513 compare
  4. 31 Qatar 0.6491 compare
  5. 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6477 compare
  6. 33 Austria 0.6434 compare
  7. 34 France 0.6412 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Asia Oriental y Pacífico was 0.4972 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
The highest recorded value was 0.521 in 2006.
What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.458 in 1991.
How does Asia Oriental y Pacífico rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
Asia Oriental y Pacífico ranks 31st out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Asia Oriental y Pacífico data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
259 places, 9,238 data points, 1980–2024
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