Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in East Asia and Pacific
East Asia and Pacific: Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 5.53 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
5.53
Change on year
down 3.0%
Rank
7th
of 11 groups
All-time high
6.46
in 2025
All-time low
5.53
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in East Asia and Pacific, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in East Asia and Pacific is 5.53, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.46 | — |
| 2026 | 6.25 | -3.2% |
| 2027 | 6.06 | -3.1% |
| 2028 | 5.87 | -3.1% |
| 2029 | 5.7 | -3.0% |
| 2030 | 5.53 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 6.07 | 5.7 | 6.46 | 5 |
| 2030s | 5.53 | 5.53 | 5.53 | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Asia and Pacific
More health data for East Asia and Pacific
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.29 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 278,847 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 13.95 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 57,013 (2024)
- Infant deaths 222,686 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 11.32 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 140,023 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.66 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 83,862 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 6.67 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in East Asia and Pacific?
- Neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in East Asia and Pacific was 5.53 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 6.46 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.53 in 2030.
- How does East Asia and Pacific rank for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- East Asia and Pacific ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia and Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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