Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.008 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, female, 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 0.008 units per square kilometre for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0659 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.008 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0617 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0558 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0523 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0491 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0469 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.044 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0413 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0386 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0339 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0317 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0294 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0211 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0492 units per square kilometre | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0255 units per square kilometre | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | 0.0339 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | 0.008 units per square kilometre | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 0.09 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Guinea 0.0834 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Ethiopia 0.0785 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0761 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Singapore 0.0752 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Philippines 0.0716 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Guinea-Bissau 0.0707 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.008 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0659 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.008 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five 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 under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five 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 under-five 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.