East Timor vs Yemen: Infant mortality rate by sex
East Timor
3.09 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Yemen
3.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
East Timor rank
36th
Yemen rank
38th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- East Timor
- Yemen
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 3.09 deaths per 100 live births against 3.03 deaths per 100 live births in Yemen, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 40 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
East Timor ranks 36th and Yemen ranks 38th of 199 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.62 deaths per 100 live births | 9.87 deaths per 100 live births | 7.75 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1990s | 13.51 deaths per 100 live births | 8.16 deaths per 100 live births | 5.35 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 2000s | 6.28 deaths per 100 live births | 5.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.679 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 2010s | 4.04 deaths per 100 live births | 3.81 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2272 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 2020s | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | 3.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0545 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, East Timor or Yemen?
- East Timor, at 3.09 deaths per 100 live births against 3.03 deaths per 100 live births in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between East Timor and Yemen?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Yemen?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do East Timor and Yemen rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- East Timor ranks 36th and Yemen ranks 38th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .