Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female was 15,231 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 15,231, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 87,472 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15,231, in 2024.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 87,472 | — |
| 1991 | 84,528 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 80,202 | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 76,662 | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 73,350 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 71,321 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 67,413 | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 62,858 | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 58,286 | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 53,504 | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 48,879 | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 45,128 | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 42,077 | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 37,984 | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 45,167 | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 32,983 | -27.0% |
| 2006 | 30,827 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 28,846 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 38,362 | +33.0% |
| 2009 | 25,583 | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 24,213 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 22,992 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 22,041 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 21,941 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 20,657 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 20,249 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 19,748 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 19,207 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 18,812 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 18,275 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 17,701 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 17,178 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 16,784 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 16,101 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 15,231 | -5.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +33.0% | 28,846 | 38,362 |
| 2009 | -33.3% | 38,362 | 25,583 |
| 2005 | -27.0% | 45,167 | 32,983 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71,560 | 53,504 | 87,472 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,584 | 25,583 | 48,879 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,814 | 18,275 | 24,213 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,599 | 15,231 | 17,701 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % 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 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 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 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 15,231 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 87,472 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,231 in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female children ages 5-9 years