Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female was 1.14 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children 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. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 1.14 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 5.5 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.14 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.5 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 5.19 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 4.81 per 1,000 | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 4.53 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 4.24 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 4.04 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 3.81 per 1,000 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 3.62 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 3.51 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 3.31 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 3.08 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 2.69 per 1,000 | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 3.25 per 1,000 | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 2.47 per 1,000 | -23.9% |
| 2006 | 2.32 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 2.18 per 1,000 | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 2.88 per 1,000 | +32.2% |
| 2009 | 1.97 per 1,000 | -31.6% |
| 2010 | 1.85 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.76 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.65 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.64 per 1,000 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.54 per 1,000 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.51 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.42 per 1,000 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 1.36 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.33 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.29 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 1.19 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.17 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.15 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.14 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among children 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 | +32.2% | 2.18 per 1,000 | 2.88 per 1,000 |
| 2009 | -31.6% | 2.88 per 1,000 | 1.97 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.26 per 1,000 | 3.31 per 1,000 | 5.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.69 per 1,000 | 1.97 per 1,000 | 3.25 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 per 1,000 | 1.29 per 1,000 | 1.85 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 per 1,000 | 1.14 per 1,000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | 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 probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1.14 per 1,000 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 probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Probability of dying among female children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 female children aged 5, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.