Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0105 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five 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 0.0105 units per square kilometre for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0817 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 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 under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0817 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0769 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0698 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0656 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.062 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0594 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0559 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0492 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0462 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0436 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.041 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0347 units per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0335 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0307 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.023 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.019 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0179 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0619 units per square kilometre | 0.0462 units per square kilometre | 0.0817 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0332 units per square kilometre | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | 0.0436 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0195 units per square kilometre | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 21 Ethiopia 0.1048 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Guinea 0.101 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Naoero 0.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Tuvalu 0.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Philippines 0.0955 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0928 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Singapore 0.0905 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, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.0105 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0817 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for number of under-five deaths, male, 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, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. 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, male, 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, 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 under-five deaths, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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, 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.