Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0091 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 0.0091 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0739 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0091 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0739 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0635 units per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0594 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0566 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0454 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0427 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0394 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0339 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0282 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0268 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0255 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.023 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0206 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0535 units per square kilometre | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | 0.0739 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | 0.023 units per square kilometre | 0.0394 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 units per square kilometre | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | 0.011 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 0.0751 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Maldives 0.0738 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Ghana 0.073 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Singapore 0.0696 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Tuvalu 0.0667 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 0.0643 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Nepal 0.0635 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 neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.0091 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0739 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0091 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. 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 neonatal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal 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 neonatal deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of neonatal 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 neonatal 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.