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