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Under-five mortality rate — East Asia & Pacific

Under-five mortality rate in East Asia & Pacific in 2024 — 13.2 per 1,000. Since 1975, the indicator has fallen by 84.4%.

2024 13.2 per 1,000 −3.65% vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 84.6 per 1,0001975
Period minimum 13.2 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1975–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — East Asia & Pacific, 1975–20240255075100197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 84.6 per 1,0001976: 80.4 per 1,0001977: 76.2 per 1,0001978: 72.8 per 1,0001979: 68.5 per 1,0001980: 65.6 per 1,0001981: 63.1 per 1,0001982: 61 per 1,0001983: 59.3 per 1,0001984: 57.9 per 1,0001985: 56.8 per 1,0001986: 55.9 per 1,0001987: 55.2 per 1,0001988: 54.5 per 1,0001989: 53.7 per 1,0001990: 56.4 per 1,0001991: 55.2 per 1,0001992: 53.9 per 1,0001993: 52.3 per 1,0001994: 50.6 per 1,0001995: 49.6 per 1,0001996: 47.8 per 1,0001997: 45.9 per 1,0001998: 43.9 per 1,0001999: 41.9 per 1,0002000: 39.6 per 1,0002001: 37.5 per 1,0002002: 35.5 per 1,0002003: 32.6 per 1,0002004: 31.5 per 1,0002005: 28.7 per 1,0002006: 27 per 1,0002007: 25.4 per 1,0002008: 24.9 per 1,0002009: 22.5 per 1,0002010: 21.4 per 1,0002011: 20.3 per 1,0002012: 19.1 per 1,0002013: 18.2 per 1,0002014: 17.2 per 1,0002015: 16.6 per 1,0002016: 15.7 per 1,0002017: 15 per 1,0002018: 14.8 per 1,0002019: 14.3 per 1,0002020: 14.4 per 1,0002021: 14.2 per 1,0002022: 14 per 1,0002023: 13.7 per 1,0002024: 13.2 per 1,000
Change over the period: −71.4 (−84.4%) Average annual rate: -3.72 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 13.2 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 13.2 −0.5 −3.65%
2023 13.7 −0.3 −2.14%
2022 14 −0.2 −1.41%
2021 14.2 −0.2 −1.39%
2020 14.4 +0.1 +0.7%
2019 14.3 −0.5 −3.38%
2018 14.8 −0.2 −1.33%
2017 15 −0.7 −4.46%
2016 15.7 −0.9 −5.42%
2015 16.6 −0.6 −3.49%
2014 17.2 −1 −5.49%
2013 18.2 −0.9 −4.71%
2012 19.1 −1.2 −5.91%
2011 20.3 −1.1 −5.14%
2010 21.4 −1.1 −4.89%
2009 22.5 −2.4 −9.64%
2008 24.9 −0.5 −1.97%
2007 25.4 −1.6 −5.93%
2006 27 −1.7 −5.92%
2005 28.7 −2.8 −8.89%
2004 31.5 −1.1 −3.37%
2003 32.6 −2.9 −8.17%
2002 35.5 −2 −5.33%
2001 37.5 −2.1 −5.3%
2000 39.6 −2.3 −5.49%
1999 41.9 −2 −4.56%
1998 43.9 −2 −4.36%
1997 45.9 −1.9 −3.97%
1996 47.8 −1.8 −3.63%
1995 49.6 −1 −1.98%
1994 50.6 −1.7 −3.25%
1993 52.3 −1.6 −2.97%
1992 53.9 −1.3 −2.36%
1991 55.2 −1.2 −2.13%
1990 56.4 +2.7 +4.98%
1989 53.7 −0.8 −1.47%
1988 54.5 −0.7 −1.19%
1987 55.2 −0.8 −1.37%
1986 55.9 −0.9 −1.56%
1985 56.8 −1 −1.76%
1984 57.9 −1.4 −2.41%
1983 59.3 −1.7 −2.81%
1982 61 −2.1 −3.39%
1981 63.1 −2.5 −3.8%
1980 65.6 −2.9 −4.22%
1979 68.5 −4.3 −5.93%
1978 72.8 −3.4 −4.46%
1977 76.2 −4.1 −5.11%
1976 80.4 −4.3 −5.03%
1975 84.6 — —

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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