Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0055 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific stood at 0.0055 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.0433 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0055 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places East Asia & Pacific 26th 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, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 0.034 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.031 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.023 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | 0.023 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 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
- 28 Ghana 0.0625 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Liberia 0.0619 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 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?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific was 0.0055 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0433 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.