Health in South-East Asia (WHO region) 202 indicators covering health for South-East Asia (WHO region). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 164 2025 down 95.7% 10th Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3,416 2025 up 36.4% 6th Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,449 2025 down 91.8% 11th Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19,075 2025 down 43.5% 10th Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -30.44 % change on previous year 2025 down 337.9% 9th Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -67.98 % change on previous year 2025 down 55.9% 7th Total tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 17.14 % change on previous year 2025 up 146.0% 4th Measles - number of reported cases 19,075 2025 down 43.5% 10th Diphtheria - number of reported cases 3,416 2025 up 36.4% 6th Total tetanus - number of reported cases 164 2025 down 95.7% 10th Pertussis - number of reported cases 2,449 2025 down 91.8% 11th Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 84 2025 down 90.7% 8th Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 23.13 2024 down 36.4% 6th Under-five mortality rate 26.66 2024 down 39.8% 6th Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 12.0% 2024 down 39.8% 2nd Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 32.5% 2024 up 49.2% 9th Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 8.3% 2024 up 71.4% 11th Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 32.5% 2024 up 46.5% 9th Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard 5.6% 2024 up 79.9% 9th Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard 12.6% 2024 up 62.0% 10th Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 8.2% 2024 up 75.2% 11th Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 12.1% 2024 down 39.2% 2nd Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard 18.8% 2024 down 17.2% 1st Number of infant deaths 678,154 2024 down 41.0% 6th Number of under-five deaths 782,382 2024 down 44.5% 6th Neonatal mortality rate 16.41 2024 down 36.4% 6th Number of neonatal deaths 482,570 2024 down 40.3% 5th Number of maternal deaths 32,702 2023 down 46.9% 4th Maternal mortality ratio 96.26 2023 down 41.6% 4th Adolescent mortality rate 2.15 2024 down 32.6% 6th Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds 4.09 2024 down 40.1% 6th Number of deaths among adolescents 67,025 2024 down 36.8% 5th Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 57,932 2024 down 50.7% 6th Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age 124,957 2024 down 44.1% 5th Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -41.03 % change on previous year 2025 up 37.3% 10th Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 493.79 2023 down 48.6% 4th Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 763.07 2023 up 178.6% 2nd Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 39.3% 2023 down 49.5% 4th Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 470.67 2023 down 49.0% 4th Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and 37.5% 2023 down 50.0% 6th Diabetes treatment coverage, crude 28.37 2022 up 8.2% 9th Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized 21.12 2022 up 31.9% 2nd Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized 28.84 2022 up 6.9% 9th Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage 93.0% 2025 up 31.0% 1st Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 96.0% 2025 up 9.1% 1st Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 94.0% 2025 up 5.6% 1st Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis third-dose (DTP3) 94.0% 2025 up 5.6% 1st Hib (Hib3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 94.0% 2025 up 77.4% 1st BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 91.0% 2025 up 2.2% 7th Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1.1 2018 unchanged 10th Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 1.1 2018 unchanged 7th Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 3.3 2018 down 2.9% 6th Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, crude 3.3 2018 unchanged 6th Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized 4.3 2018 down 2.3% 7th Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 30.7% 2024 down 18.8% 4th Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) 5,511 2024 down 2.5% 13th Adolescent mortality rate 2.27 2021 down 35.9% 6th Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years 81,507 2021 down 37.2% 3rd Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 60.0% 2024 up 172.7% 4th Incidence of tuberculosis 201 2024 down 18.3% 3rd Page 1 of 4 Next →