Burundi vs East Timor: Child mortality rate
Burundi
4.9%
in 2023
East Timor
4.7%
in 2023
Burundi rank
31st
East Timor rank
32nd
Child mortality rate over time
- Burundi
- East Timor
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 4.9% against 4.7% in East Timor, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was East Timor ahead.
Burundi ranks 31st and East Timor ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.4% | 38.3% | 12.0% | East Timor |
| 1960s | 24.8% | 33.6% | 8.8% | East Timor |
| 1970s | 25.0% | 34.4% | 9.4% | East Timor |
| 1980s | 19.1% | 25.8% | 6.7% | East Timor |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 20.1% | 3.1% | East Timor |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 9.1% | 3.4% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.2% | 1.0% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 0.2% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Burundi or East Timor?
- Burundi, at 4.9% against 4.7% in East Timor as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Burundi and East Timor?
- 0.2%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and East Timor?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and East Timor rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Burundi ranks 31st and East Timor ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.