Timor-Leste vs Zimbabwe: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Timor-Leste
0.2219 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.2095 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Timor-Leste rank
25th
Zimbabwe rank
27th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Timor-Leste
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 0.2219 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2095 under-five deaths per woman in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0124 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Timor-Leste ranks 25th and Zimbabwe ranks 27th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Timor-Leste | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.39 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5023 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8834 under-five deaths per woman | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 1.18 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4189 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7575 under-five deaths per woman | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 0.5211 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3515 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1696 under-five deaths per woman | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 0.2517 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2502 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0016 under-five deaths per woman | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 0.2079 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2143 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0064 under-five deaths per woman | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Timor-Leste or Zimbabwe?
- Timor-Leste, at 0.2219 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2095 under-five deaths per woman in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Timor-Leste and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0124 under-five deaths per woman, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Zimbabwe?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Timor-Leste and Zimbabwe rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Timor-Leste ranks 25th and Zimbabwe ranks 27th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).