Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate was -5.54 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific stood at -5.54 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific peaked at -0.4591 % change on previous year in 2008 and was at its lowest, -9.15 % change on previous year, in 1992.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 36th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -5.83 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -9.15 % change on previous year | +57.1% |
| 1993 | -5.99 % change on previous year | -34.5% |
| 1994 | -5.51 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1995 | -4.25 % change on previous year | -22.9% |
| 1996 | -5.91 % change on previous year | +39.0% |
| 1997 | -5.93 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1998 | -6.34 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 1999 | -6.13 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2000 | -5.41 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 2001 | -5.96 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 2002 | -7.17 % change on previous year | +20.3% |
| 2003 | -8.73 % change on previous year | +21.9% |
| 2004 | -3.47 % change on previous year | -60.3% |
| 2005 | -8.25 % change on previous year | +137.8% |
| 2006 | -5.22 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 2007 | -4.62 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2008 | -0.4591 % change on previous year | -90.1% |
| 2009 | -8.13 % change on previous year | +1670.1% |
| 2010 | -4.72 % change on previous year | -42.0% |
| 2011 | -4.72 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | -3.47 % change on previous year | -26.4% |
| 2013 | -4.67 % change on previous year | +34.4% |
| 2014 | -5.51 % change on previous year | +18.0% |
| 2015 | -5.41 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2016 | -5.58 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2017 | -5.28 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 2018 | -7.68 % change on previous year | +45.5% |
| 2019 | -7.88 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2020 | -7.97 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2021 | -8.68 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 2022 | -7.31 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 2023 | -6.29 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 2024 | -5.54 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -6.12 % change on previous year | -9.15 % change on previous year | -4.25 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -5.74 % change on previous year | -8.73 % change on previous year | -0.4591 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.49 % change on previous year | -7.88 % change on previous year | -3.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.15 % change on previous year | -8.68 % change on previous year | -5.54 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 33 Liberia 0.1501 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Zambia 0.149 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Andorra 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Bahrain 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Bahamas 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Brunei Darussalam 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Switzerland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Dominica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Finland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Ireland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Lithuania 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Monaco 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Malta 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Palau 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 British Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year 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, male, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific was -5.54 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4591 % change on previous year in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.15 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of under-five deaths, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of under-five 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
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The year-on-year percentage change in Number of under-five deaths, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.