Timor-Leste vs Zambia: Child mortality by sex

Timor-Leste
5.17 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zambia
5.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Timor-Leste rank
33rd
Zambia rank
32nd

Child mortality by sex over time

  • Timor-Leste
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 5.29 deaths per 100 live births against 5.17 deaths per 100 live births in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Timor-Leste ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 32nd of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 25.93 deaths per 100 live births 18.06 deaths per 100 live births 7.87 deaths per 100 live births Timor-Leste
1990s 20.59 deaths per 100 live births 18.04 deaths per 100 live births 2.55 deaths per 100 live births Timor-Leste
2000s 9.67 deaths per 100 live births 11.87 deaths per 100 live births 2.2 deaths per 100 live births Zambia
2010s 6.66 deaths per 100 live births 6.79 deaths per 100 live births 0.1351 deaths per 100 live births Zambia
2020s 5.48 deaths per 100 live births 5.45 deaths per 100 live births 0.0285 deaths per 100 live births Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality by sex, Timor-Leste or Zambia?
Zambia, at 5.29 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 Timor-Leste and Zambia?
0.12 deaths per 100 live births, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Zambia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Timor-Leste and Zambia rank globally for child mortality by sex?
Timor-Leste ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 32nd 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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Indicator
Child mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .