Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0083 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 0.0083 units per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0657 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0083 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 43 groups on this measure, 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, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0657 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0612 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0548 units per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0516 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.049 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0393 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0369 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0329 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0281 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.022 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0206 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.018 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0492 units per square kilometre | 0.0369 units per square kilometre | 0.0657 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | 0.0206 units per square kilometre | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 21 Lebanon 0.0752 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Singapore 0.0738 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Guinea 0.0678 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Marshall Islands 0.0667 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Tuvalu 0.0667 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Dominican Republic 0.0666 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 0.066 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, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.0083 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0657 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0083 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. 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, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, male 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, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, male 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, male 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.