Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male (per 1,000) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male (per 1,000) was 1.55 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male 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
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 1.55 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 6.37 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.55 per 1,000, in 2024.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 25th 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, male (per 1,000) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.37 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 6.13 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 5.75 per 1,000 | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 5.47 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 5.01 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 4.77 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 4.58 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 4.22 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 3.91 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 3.73 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 3.52 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 3.96 per 1,000 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 3.17 per 1,000 | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 3.03 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 3.48 per 1,000 | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 2.63 per 1,000 | -24.5% |
| 2010 | 2.48 per 1,000 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 2.43 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.31 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 2.23 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.13 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.04 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.99 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.87 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 1.85 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.72 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 1.71 per 1,000 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.67 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.57 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.55 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.19 per 1,000 | 4.22 per 1,000 | 6.37 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.44 per 1,000 | 2.63 per 1,000 | 4.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 per 1,000 | 1.72 per 1,000 | 2.48 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 per 1,000 | 1.55 per 1,000 | 1.71 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 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0333 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate -0.2266 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -0.3051 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0354 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1.55 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, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.37 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. 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, male (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying among male children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 male children aged 5, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.