Number of under-five deaths, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 0.0001 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0015 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2024.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 34th 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 under-five deaths, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0015 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0014 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 units per person | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.001 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.001 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 units per person | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 31 Ethiopia 0.0014 units per person compare
- 32 Kiribati 0.0013 units per person compare
- 33 Yemen 0.0013 units per person compare
- 34 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0013 units per person compare
- 35 Gambia 0.0013 units per person compare
- 36 Mauritania 0.0012 units per person compare
- 37 Congo 0.0012 units per person 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 under-five deaths, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Number of under-five deaths, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.0001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for number of under-five deaths, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. 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 under-five deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 under-five deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.