Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.007 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, male, 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, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific is 0.007 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.0538 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.007 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 26th 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, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0507 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0409 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0391 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0347 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0325 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0288 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0251 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0229 units per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0203 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0408 units per square kilometre | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0219 units per square kilometre | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | 0.0288 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | 0.016 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 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
- 28 Lebanon 0.0872 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 0.0868 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, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific was 0.007 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0538 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.007 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 26th 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?
- 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 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.