Between 2015 to 2020, Mongolia had the highest infant mortality rate throughout East Asia, with an estimated 18 infants dying for every one thousand live births. Comparatively, the infant mortality rate in Hong Kong was just one infant death for every one thousand live births between 2015 to 2020.
Infant mortality rates in East Asia between 2015 and 2020, by country or region
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The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths under one year of age occurring among the live births in a given geographical area during a given year, per 1,000 live births occurring among the population of the given geographical area during the same year.
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UN DESA. (April 29, 2020). Infant mortality rates in East Asia between 2015 and 2020, by country or region (infant deaths per 1,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/589998/infant-mortality-rates-in-east-asia/
UN DESA. "Infant mortality rates in East Asia between 2015 and 2020, by country or region (infant deaths per 1,000 live births)." Chart. April 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/589998/infant-mortality-rates-in-east-asia/
UN DESA. (2020). Infant mortality rates in East Asia between 2015 and 2020, by country or region (infant deaths per 1,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/589998/infant-mortality-rates-in-east-asia/
UN DESA. "Infant Mortality Rates in East Asia between 2015 and 2020, by Country or Region (Infant Deaths per 1,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/589998/infant-mortality-rates-in-east-asia/
UN DESA, Infant mortality rates in East Asia between 2015 and 2020, by country or region (infant deaths per 1,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/589998/infant-mortality-rates-in-east-asia/ (last visited March 04, 2025)
Infant mortality rates in East Asia between 2015 and 2020, by country or region (infant deaths per 1,000 live births) [Graph], UN DESA, April 29, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/589998/infant-mortality-rates-in-east-asia/
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