Latin America & Caribbean vs Timor-Leste: Mortality rate, infant
Latin America & Caribbean
13.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Timor-Leste
34.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
32nd
Timor-Leste rank
34th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 34.6 per 1,000 live births against 13.3 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 21.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 2.6 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Timor-Leste ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.07 per 1,000 live births | 141.86 per 1,000 live births | 105.79 per 1,000 live births | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 22.29 per 1,000 live births | 68.16 per 1,000 live births | 45.87 per 1,000 live births | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 16.14 per 1,000 live births | 44.93 per 1,000 live births | 28.79 per 1,000 live births | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 13.86 per 1,000 live births | 36.68 per 1,000 live births | 22.82 per 1,000 live births | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Latin America & Caribbean or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 34.6 per 1,000 live births against 13.3 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Latin America & Caribbean and Timor-Leste?
- 21.3 per 1,000 live births, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Timor-Leste rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Timor-Leste ranks 34th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.