Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)
East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions): Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.4979 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) is 0.4979, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 0.5219 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.458, in 1991.
That places East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 30th out of 58 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5006 | — |
| 1991 | 0.458 | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4724 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.48 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4844 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4825 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4837 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4836 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4863 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4907 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5086 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4985 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5033 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5153 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5047 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5205 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5219 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5218 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4979 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5157 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5095 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5078 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5143 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4987 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5033 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4916 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4979 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4932 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4759 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4834 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4728 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4774 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4844 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4912 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4979 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4822 | 0.458 | 0.5006 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5108 | 0.4979 | 0.5219 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4976 | 0.4759 | 0.5143 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4847 | 0.4728 | 0.4979 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -8.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,751 (2100)
- Child deaths 56,161 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.29 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 140,023 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.66 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 83,862 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.95 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 99,253 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 108,828 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 0.4979 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5219 in 2006.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.458 in 1991.
- How does East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 30th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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