Ethiopia vs East Timor: Infant mortality by sex
Ethiopia
3.96 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
East Timor
3.82 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
32nd
East Timor rank
34th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Ethiopia
- East Timor
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3.96 deaths per 100 live births against 3.82 deaths per 100 live births in East Timor, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was East Timor ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 32nd and East Timor ranks 34th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.57 deaths per 100 live births | 19.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.68 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1990s | 12.43 deaths per 100 live births | 14.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 2000s | 8.69 deaths per 100 live births | 7.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 5.68 deaths per 100 live births | 4.92 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7678 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.77 deaths per 100 live births | 4.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7259 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Ethiopia or East Timor?
- Ethiopia, at 3.96 deaths per 100 live births against 3.82 deaths per 100 live births in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Ethiopia and East Timor?
- 0.14 deaths per 100 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and East Timor?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and East Timor rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Ethiopia ranks 32nd and East Timor ranks 34th 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 Infant 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 one year, per 100 live births .