Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female was 1.13 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 1.13 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 5.52 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.13 per 1,000, in 2024.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.52 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 5.21 per 1,000 | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 4.82 per 1,000 | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 4.53 per 1,000 | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 4.24 per 1,000 | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 3.97 per 1,000 | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 3.73 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 3.55 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 3.43 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 3.23 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 3.11 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 2.99 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 2.68 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 3.25 per 1,000 | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 2.46 per 1,000 | -24.3% |
| 2006 | 2.31 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 2.16 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 2.88 per 1,000 | +33.0% |
| 2009 | 1.96 per 1,000 | -32.0% |
| 2010 | 1.84 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.75 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.64 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.63 per 1,000 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.53 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 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 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.18 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.16 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.14 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.13 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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% | 2.16 per 1,000 | 2.88 per 1,000 |
| 2009 | -32.0% | 2.88 per 1,000 | 1.96 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.22 per 1,000 | 3.23 per 1,000 | 5.52 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 per 1,000 | 1.96 per 1,000 | 3.25 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 per 1,000 | 1.29 per 1,000 | 1.84 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 per 1,000 | 1.13 per 1,000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (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 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.13 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.52 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.
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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.