Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0062 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.0062 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0515 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0062 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 25th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0477 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0424 units per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0398 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0356 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0315 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0295 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0261 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0227 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0211 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0128 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 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0377 units per square kilometre | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.02 units per square kilometre | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | 0.0261 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 28 Burkina Faso 0.052 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0062 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0062 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.