Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0146 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 0.0146 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1172 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0146 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 47 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 infant deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1172 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1089 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0973 units per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0915 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0867 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0831 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0786 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0739 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.065 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0616 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0579 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0536 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0494 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0437 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0386 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0315 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.03 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0282 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.025 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0199 units per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0872 units per square kilometre | 0.065 units per square kilometre | 0.1172 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0469 units per square kilometre | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | 0.0616 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0274 units per square kilometre | 0.0199 units per square kilometre | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 25 Tuvalu 0.1333 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Guinea 0.1201 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Dominican Republic 0.1198 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 0.118 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Afghanistan 0.1112 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Marshall Islands 0.1111 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Liberia 0.1104 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % 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 30-34, female, annual growth rate -4.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.0146 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1172 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0146 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.