Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Timor-Leste: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
16.93 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Timor-Leste
51.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st
Timor-Leste rank
33rd

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Timor-Leste
0100200300198520042024

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 51.7 per 1,000 live births against 16.93 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 34.77 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 3.1 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st and Timor-Leste ranks 33rd 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1990s 48.67 per 1,000 live births 205.94 per 1,000 live births 157.27 per 1,000 live births Timor-Leste
2000s 29.53 per 1,000 live births 96.66 per 1,000 live births 67.13 per 1,000 live births Timor-Leste
2010s 21 per 1,000 live births 66.59 per 1,000 live births 45.59 per 1,000 live births Timor-Leste
2020s 17.72 per 1,000 live births 54.84 per 1,000 live births 37.12 per 1,000 live births Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 51.7 per 1,000 live births against 16.93 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Timor-Leste?
34.77 per 1,000 live births, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Timor-Leste?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Timor-Leste rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st and Timor-Leste ranks 33rd 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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.