Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 1.31 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 1.31 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 5.95 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.31 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.95 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 5.32 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 5.04 per 1,000 | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 4.76 per 1,000 | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 4.26 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 4.06 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 3.87 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 3.69 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 3.57 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 3.45 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 3.27 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 3.63 per 1,000 | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 2.83 per 1,000 | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 2.55 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 3.21 per 1,000 | +25.7% |
| 2009 | 2.28 per 1,000 | -28.9% |
| 2010 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.09 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.97 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.96 per 1,000 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.81 per 1,000 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 1.77 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.73 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.62 per 1,000 | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 1.58 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.55 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.45 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 1.42 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.31 per 1,000 | -6.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +25.7% | 2.55 per 1,000 | 3.21 per 1,000 |
| 2009 | -28.9% | 3.21 per 1,000 | 2.28 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.72 per 1,000 | 3.69 per 1,000 | 5.95 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.06 per 1,000 | 2.28 per 1,000 | 3.63 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 per 1,000 | 1.55 per 1,000 | 2.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 per 1,000 | 1.31 per 1,000 | 1.45 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 28 Togo 5.6 per 1,000 compare
- 29 Ghana 5.4 per 1,000 compare
- 30 Timor-Leste 5.2 per 1,000 compare
- 31 Afghanistan 5.1 per 1,000 compare
- 31 Haiti 5.1 per 1,000 compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 4.7 per 1,000 compare
- 33 Mozambique 4.7 per 1,000 compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.31 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.95 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.