Timor-Leste vs Zambia: Infant mortality by sex
Timor-Leste
3.82 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zambia
3.81 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Timor-Leste rank
34th
Zambia rank
35th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Timor-Leste
- Zambia
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 3.82 deaths per 100 live births against 3.81 deaths per 100 live births in Zambia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Timor-Leste ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 35th of 199 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Timor-Leste | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.25 deaths per 100 live births | 10.37 deaths per 100 live births | 8.88 deaths per 100 live births | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 14.83 deaths per 100 live births | 10.49 deaths per 100 live births | 4.35 deaths per 100 live births | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 7.33 deaths per 100 live births | 7.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1496 deaths per 100 live births | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 4.92 deaths per 100 live births | 4.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2572 deaths per 100 live births | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 4.04 deaths per 100 live births | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1627 deaths per 100 live births | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Timor-Leste or Zambia?
- Timor-Leste, at 3.82 deaths per 100 live births against 3.81 deaths per 100 live births in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Timor-Leste and Zambia?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Timor-Leste 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 infant mortality by sex?
- Timor-Leste ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 35th 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 .