Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0053 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific is 0.0053 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.0434 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0434 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.029 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0272 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0224 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0209 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | 0.0434 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | 0.0224 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 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
- 28 Lebanon 0.0691 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Liberia 0.0678 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific was 0.0053 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0434 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 26th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. 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 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.