Djibouti vs Timor-Leste: Child mortality by sex
Djibouti
5.33 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Timor-Leste
5.17 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Djibouti rank
31st
Timor-Leste rank
33rd
Child mortality by sex over time
- Djibouti
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 5.33 deaths per 100 live births against 5.17 deaths per 100 live births in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Djibouti ranks 31st and Timor-Leste ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.1 deaths per 100 live births | 25.93 deaths per 100 live births | 12.82 deaths per 100 live births | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 11.43 deaths per 100 live births | 20.59 deaths per 100 live births | 9.17 deaths per 100 live births | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 9.4 deaths per 100 live births | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2607 deaths per 100 live births | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 7.16 deaths per 100 live births | 6.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5036 deaths per 100 live births | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 5.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2091 deaths per 100 live births | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Djibouti or Timor-Leste?
- Djibouti, at 5.33 deaths per 100 live births against 5.17 deaths per 100 live births in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Djibouti and Timor-Leste?
- 0.16 deaths per 100 live births, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Timor-Leste?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Timor-Leste rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Djibouti ranks 31st and Timor-Leste ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .