en.malanginspirasi.com – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) highlighted the wide gap in infant mortality rates between western and eastern Indonesia.
It reveals the fact regardless of the country’s infant mortality rate (IMR) continues to show a downward trend, reaching 14.12 deaths per 1,000 live births, based on the results of the 2025 Intercensal Population Survey (SUPAS).
BPS Head Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti stated that the decline was not only in infant mortality, but also consistently across all indicators of early childhood mortality, from neonatal to infant, child, and toddler.
“Regarding the infant mortality rate, which has continued to decline in recent times, it has now reached 14.12, meaning there are approximately 14 infant deaths per 1,000 live births,” said Amalia while presenting the results of the 2025 SUPAS (National Framework for Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality) at the launch of the National Framework for Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality 2026-2030 in Jakarta, Thursday (7/23/2026).
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She explained that all indicators of early childhood mortality have decreased compared to the previous period.
“The decline has been consistent across all indicators of early childhood mortality, including neonatal, infant, child, and toddler mortality,” she said.
However, BPS noted that the majority of early childhood deaths still occur in the 0-28 day age group, or the neonatal period. The causes of death in this age group are predominantly non-communicable diseases.
Furthermore, the results of the 2025 SUPAS also show that disparities in under-five mortality rates between regions remain quite wide. Jakarta Province recorded the lowest infant mortality rate, at 10.73 per 1,000 live births, while Highlands Papua recorded the highest, at 46.80 per 1,000 live births.
“This means there are still around 46 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in Highlands Papua,” Amalia explained.
Overall, the Statistics Indonesia (BPS) concluded that the gap in maternal and child health indicators between eastern and western Indonesia remains a major challenge.
Meanwhile, maternal mortality rates have shown significant improvement, although acceleration is still needed to achieve the national target of 2029 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
“BPS assesses that improving the quality of maternal and child health services is one of the keys to continuing to reduce maternal and child mortality in Indonesia,” Amalia concluded.
