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Health in East Asia & Pacific: how the countries rank

Life expectancy, child and maternal mortality, health spending, water and sanitation. 18 indicators for the 37 economies of East Asia & Pacific, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

Life expectancy76.7 yrsEast Asia & Pacific, 2024 · world 73.5 yrsLife expectancy, women79.7 yrsEast Asia & Pacific, 2024 · world 76.0 yrsLife expectancy, men73.9 yrsEast Asia & Pacific, 2024 · world 71.1 yrsInfant mortality10.7East Asia & Pacific, 2024 · world 27.7Under-5 mortality13.2East Asia & Pacific, 2024 · world 37.4Neonatal mortality6.7East Asia & Pacific, 2024 · world 17.2Maternal mortality66East Asia & Pacific, 2023 · world 197Measles vaccination90%East Asia & Pacific, 2024 · world 84%
Life expectancy
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6065707580199520002005201020152020East Asia & Pacific76.7 yrsWorldEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East & North Africa
Life expectancy, women
East Asia & PacificWorldEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East & North Africa
6570758085199520002005201020152020East Asia & Pacific79.7 yrsWorldEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East & North Africa
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All 37 economies, health

Latest value and rank within the group (small figure). Click a column to sort; the country name opens its health profile.

37 shown
CountryLife expectancyLife expectancy, womenLife expectancy, menInfant mortalityUnder-5 mortalityNeonatal mortalityMaternal mortalityMeasles vaccination
Hong Kong85.4 yrs#1 · 202488.2 yrs#1 · 202482.7 yrs#1 · 2024—————
French Polynesia84.2 yrs#2 · 202486.6 yrs#3 · 202481.9 yrs#2 · 2024—————
Japan84.0 yrs#3 · 202487.1 yrs#2 · 202481.1 yrs#5 · 20241.8#30 · 20242.4#30 · 20240.9#30 · 20243#29 · 202395%#13 · 2024
South Korea83.6 yrs#4 · 202486.6 yrs#4 · 202480.8 yrs#6 · 20242.3#28 · 20242.8#28 · 20241.2#28 · 20244#28 · 202397%#7 · 2024
Singapore83.3 yrs#5 · 202485.6 yrs#6 · 202481.2 yrs#3 · 20242.2#29 · 20242.7#29 · 20241.1#29 · 20246#27 · 202397%#6 · 2024
Macao83.3 yrs#6 · 202486.2 yrs#5 · 202480.6 yrs#7 · 2024—————
Australia83.1 yrs#7 · 202485.1 yrs#7 · 202481.1 yrs#4 · 20243.1#27 · 20243.6#27 · 20242.3#27 · 20242#30 · 202391%#15 · 2024
New Zealand82.0 yrs#8 · 202483.7 yrs#8 · 202480.4 yrs#8 · 20244.0#26 · 20244.7#26 · 20242.7#25 · 20247#26 · 202389%#17 · 2024
Northern Mariana Islands78.9 yrs#9 · 202480.9 yrs#13 · 202477.3 yrs#9 · 2024—————
New Caledonia78.9 yrs#10 · 202481.4 yrs#10 · 202476.5 yrs#10 · 2024—————
China78.0 yrs#11 · 202481.0 yrs#12 · 202475.2 yrs#11 · 20244.1#25 · 20245.7#25 · 20242.6#26 · 202416#25 · 202395%#12 · 2024
Guam77.4 yrs#12 · 202481.6 yrs#9 · 202473.7 yrs#13 · 2024—————
Malaysia76.8 yrs#13 · 202479.5 yrs#14 · 202474.4 yrs#12 · 20247.0#24 · 20248.3#23 · 20244.3#23 · 202426#24 · 202396%#9 · 2024
Thailand76.6 yrs#14 · 202481.0 yrs#11 · 202472.3 yrs#15 · 20247.7#23 · 20249.0#22 · 20245.1#21 · 202434#22 · 202393%#14 · 2024
Brunei75.5 yrs#15 · 202477.7 yrs#16 · 202473.5 yrs#14 · 20248.6#20 · 20249.9#20 · 20245.7#20 · 202436#21 · 202399%#1 · 2024
Vietnam74.7 yrs#16 · 202479.4 yrs#15 · 202470.1 yrs#18 · 202412.0#18 · 202417.3#15 · 20248.8#15 · 202448#19 · 202398%#5 · 2024
North Korea73.7 yrs#17 · 202475.9 yrs#20 · 202471.6 yrs#16 · 202413.3#16 · 202416.7#17 · 20248.9#14 · 202467#17 · 202399%#2 · 2024
Tonga73.1 yrs#18 · 202476.5 yrs#18 · 202469.5 yrs#21 · 20247.8#21 · 20249.5#21 · 20244.1#24 · 202467#18 · 202399%#3 · 2024
American Samoa73.0 yrs#19 · 202476.0 yrs#19 · 202470.3 yrs#17 · 2024—————
Mongolia72.4 yrs#20 · 202477.1 yrs#17 · 202467.9 yrs#25 · 202411.2#19 · 202413.4#19 · 20247.2#18 · 202441#20 · 202396%#10 · 2024
Samoa71.8 yrs#21 · 202473.8 yrs#22 · 202470.0 yrs#19 · 202412.3#17 · 202414.9#18 · 20245.8#19 · 2024101#12 · 202385%#20 · 2024
Vanuatu71.7 yrs#22 · 202474.1 yrs#21 · 202469.6 yrs#20 · 202414.4#15 · 202417.1#16 · 20249.0#13 · 2024100#13 · 202361%#29 · 2024
Indonesia71.3 yrs#23 · 202473.4 yrs#23 · 202469.2 yrs#23 · 202415.2#14 · 202417.7#14 · 20249.2#12 · 2024140#7 · 202385%#19 · 2024
Cambodia70.8 yrs#24 · 202473.4 yrs#24 · 202468.1 yrs#24 · 202416.4#12 · 202418.4#13 · 20249.5#11 · 2024137#8 · 202383%#21 · 2024
Solomon Islands70.7 yrs#25 · 202472.2 yrs#26 · 202469.4 yrs#22 · 202416.4#13 · 202420.0#11 · 20248.0#17 · 2024123#10 · 202378%#25 · 2024
Philippines69.9 yrs#26 · 202473.0 yrs#25 · 202467.0 yrs#28 · 202421.7#8 · 202426.5#8 · 202413.6#6 · 202484#15 · 202380%#23 · 2024
Palau69.4 yrs#27 · 202471.9 yrs#27 · 202467.3 yrs#26 · 202418.6#10 · 202421.4#10 · 202411.2#10 · 202489#14 · 202396%#11 · 2024
Laos69.2 yrs#28 · 202471.5 yrs#28 · 202467.0 yrs#27 · 202427.2#5 · 202429.4#5 · 202413.1#7 · 2024112#11 · 202369%#28 · 2024
Timor-Leste67.9 yrs#29 · 202469.7 yrs#32 · 202466.3 yrs#29 · 202434.6#2 · 202447.6#2 · 202421.6#2 · 2024192#2 · 202372%#26 · 2024
Fiji67.5 yrs#30 · 202469.5 yrs#33 · 202465.5 yrs#30 · 202423.5#6 · 202429.1#6 · 202415.0#5 · 202430#23 · 202391%#16 · 2024
Micronesia67.4 yrs#31 · 202471.3 yrs#29 · 202463.6 yrs#36 · 202420.3#9 · 202422.4#9 · 202411.6#9 · 2024129#9 · 202381%#22 · 2024
Tuvalu67.3 yrs#32 · 202470.9 yrs#30 · 202463.9 yrs#34 · 202416.5#11 · 202419.2#12 · 20248.7#16 · 2024170#5 · 202397%#8 · 2024
Myanmar67.1 yrs#33 · 202470.4 yrs#31 · 202464.0 yrs#33 · 202432.8#3 · 202436.9#4 · 202419.6#4 · 2024185#4 · 202371%#27 · 2024
Marshall Islands67.1 yrs#34 · 202469.5 yrs#34 · 202465.0 yrs#31 · 202422.7#7 · 202426.7#7 · 202412.5#8 · 2024155#6 · 202388%#18 · 2024
Kiribati66.6 yrs#35 · 202468.3 yrs#36 · 202464.7 yrs#32 · 202438.8#1 · 202453.1#1 · 202421.7#1 · 202480#16 · 202379%#24 · 2024
Papua New Guinea66.3 yrs#36 · 202469.2 yrs#35 · 202463.8 yrs#35 · 202431.3#4 · 202439.4#3 · 202420.1#3 · 2024189#3 · 202344%#30 · 2024
Nauru62.3 yrs#37 · 202464.2 yrs#37 · 202460.4 yrs#37 · 20247.7#22 · 20248.3#24 · 20244.5#22 · 2024273#1 · 202398%#4 · 2024
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Ranks count group members with a value in the recent window.
within the group

Highest and lowest, indicator by indicator

Life expectancy37 countries
  1. 1Hong Kong85.4 yrs2024
  2. 2French Polynesia84.2 yrs2024
  3. 3Japan84.0 yrs2024
Lowest
  1. 37Nauru62.3 yrs2024
  2. 36Papua New Guinea66.3 yrs2024
  3. 35Kiribati66.6 yrs2024
Median country 73.0 yrs · group 76.7 yrs
Life expectancy, women37 countries
  1. 1Hong Kong88.2 yrs2024
  2. 2Japan87.1 yrs2024
  3. 3French Polynesia86.6 yrs2024
Lowest
  1. 37Nauru64.2 yrs2024
  2. 36Kiribati68.3 yrs2024
  3. 35Papua New Guinea69.2 yrs2024
Median country 76.0 yrs · group 79.7 yrs
Life expectancy, men37 countries
  1. 1Hong Kong82.7 yrs2024
  2. 2French Polynesia81.9 yrs2024
  3. 3Singapore81.2 yrs2024
Lowest
  1. 37Nauru60.4 yrs2024
  2. 36Micronesia63.6 yrs2024
  3. 35Papua New Guinea63.8 yrs2024
Median country 70.0 yrs · group 73.9 yrs
Infant mortality30 countries
  1. 1Kiribati38.82024
  2. 2Timor-Leste34.62024
  3. 3Myanmar32.82024
Lowest
  1. 30Japan1.82024
  2. 29Singapore2.22024
  3. 28South Korea2.32024
Median country 13.9 · group 10.7
Under-5 mortality30 countries
  1. 1Kiribati53.12024
  2. 2Timor-Leste47.62024
  3. 3Papua New Guinea39.42024
Lowest
  1. 30Japan2.42024
  2. 29Singapore2.72024
  3. 28South Korea2.82024
Median country 17.2 · group 13.2
Neonatal mortality30 countries
  1. 1Kiribati21.72024
  2. 2Timor-Leste21.62024
  3. 3Papua New Guinea20.12024
Lowest
  1. 30Japan0.92024
  2. 29Singapore1.12024
  3. 28South Korea1.22024
Median country 8.8 · group 6.7
Maternal mortality30 countries
  1. 1Nauru2732023
  2. 2Timor-Leste1922023
  3. 3Papua New Guinea1892023
Lowest
  1. 30Australia22023
  2. 29Japan32023
  3. 28South Korea42023
Median country 82 · group 66
Measles vaccination30 countries
  1. 1Brunei99%2024
  2. 2North Korea99%2024
  3. 3Tonga99%2024
Lowest
  1. 30Papua New Guinea44%2024
  2. 29Vanuatu61%2024
  3. 28Laos69%2024
Median country 91% · group 90%
HIV prevalence18 countries
  1. 1Papua New Guinea1.5%2024
  2. 2Fiji1.0%2024
  3. 3Thailand1.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 18Vanuatu0.1%2024
  2. 17Solomon Islands0.1%2024
  3. 16Singapore0.1%2024
Median country 0.3%
Tuberculosis36 countries
  1. 1Kiribati9452024
  2. 2Papua New Guinea6642024
  3. 3Philippines6252024
Lowest
  1. 36Tonga22024
  2. 35American Samoa42024
  3. 34Samoa62024
Median country 81 · group 144
Health spending29 countries
  1. 1Tuvalu27.1%2023
  2. 2Nauru18.2%2023
  3. 3Marshall Islands13.4%2023
Lowest
  1. 29Laos1.3%2023
  2. 28Brunei2.2%2023
  3. 27Indonesia2.7%2023
Median country 5.9% · group 6.8%
Out-of-pocket spending29 countries
  1. 1Myanmar71.1%2023
  2. 2Cambodia60.6%2023
  3. 3Mongolia48.8%2023
Lowest
  1. 29Tuvalu0.0%2023
  2. 28Nauru0.7%2023
  3. 27Marshall Islands1.1%2023
Median country 12.2% · group 26.0%
Physicians25 countries
  1. 1Mongolia4.132022
  2. 2Australia4.092022
  3. 3New Zealand3.612022
Lowest
  1. 25Papua New Guinea0.062023
  2. 24Vanuatu0.162019
  3. 23Cambodia0.212019
Median country 1.01 · group 2.40
Hospital beds27 countries
  1. 1South Korea12.82022
  2. 2North Korea12.82018
  3. 3Japan12.62022
Lowest
  1. 27Timor-Leste0.42023
  2. 26Papua New Guinea0.62023
  3. 25Cambodia0.72018
Median country 2.5 · group 4.7
Basic water37 countries
  1. 1American Samoa100.0%2024
  2. 2Brunei100.0%2024
  3. 3French Polynesia100.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 37Papua New Guinea53.3%2024
  2. 36Solomon Islands71.6%2024
  3. 35Kiribati79.1%2024
Median country 98.7% · group 95.3%
Basic sanitation37 countries
  1. 1Australia100.0%2024
  2. 2Brunei100.0%2024
  3. 3Macao100.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 37Papua New Guinea23.6%2024
  2. 36Solomon Islands34.6%2024
  3. 35Kiribati45.2%2024
Median country 92.8% · group 94.8%
Tobacco use29 countries
  1. 1Timor-Leste48.8%2024
  2. 2Myanmar43.4%2024
  3. 3Papua New Guinea39.3%2024
Lowest
  1. 29New Zealand9.3%2024
  2. 28Australia11.6%2024
  3. 27Singapore13.8%2024
Median country 23.1% · group 23.1%
Road deaths26 countries
  1. 1Tonga33.02019
  2. 2Thailand32.22019
  3. 3Vietnam30.62019
Lowest
  1. 26Micronesia0.22019
  2. 25Kiribati1.92019
  3. 24Singapore2.12019
Median country 13.2 · group 16.5
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