Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0063 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 0.0063 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0515 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0477 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0425 units per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0399 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0377 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0341 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.03 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0281 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.025 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0188 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0178 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.038 units per square kilometre | 0.0281 units per square kilometre | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 21 Singapore 0.0627 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0613 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Lebanon 0.0593 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Ethiopia 0.0579 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Philippines 0.0575 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Dominican Republic 0.0533 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Guinea 0.0523 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.0063 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0515 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.