Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female was 1.1 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific, 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
In 2024, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific stood at 1.1 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 5.2 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.1 per 1,000, in 2021.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th 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, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.2 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 4 per 1,000 | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 3.3 per 1,000 | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 3 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 3.1 per 1,000 | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -25.8% |
| 2006 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 2.7 per 1,000 | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 1.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific 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 | +28.6% | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2.7 per 1,000 |
| 2009 | -33.3% | 2.7 per 1,000 | 1.8 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.05 per 1,000 | 3.2 per 1,000 | 5.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.54 per 1,000 | 1.8 per 1,000 | 3.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 per 1,000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | 1.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 per 1,000 | 1.1 per 1,000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 27 Kiribati 5.2 per 1,000 compare
- 27 Zambia 5.2 per 1,000 compare
- 29 Ghana 5 per 1,000 compare
- 30 Haiti 4.8 per 1,000 compare
- 31 Afghanistan 4.6 per 1,000 compare
- 31 Timor-Leste 4.6 per 1,000 compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 4.1 per 1,000 compare
- 33 Gambia 4.1 per 1,000 compare
- 33 Mozambique 4.1 per 1,000 compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate -0.7993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.9374 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in East Asia & Pacific was 1.1 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?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 per 1,000 in 2021.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.