Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs East Timor: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 47.6 per 1,000 live births against 13.45 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 34.15 per 1,000 live births.
That makes East Timor's figure about 3.5 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 35th and East Timor ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.65 per 1,000 live births | 199.31 per 1,000 live births | 145.66 per 1,000 live births | East Timor |
| 2000s | 31.76 per 1,000 live births | 91.17 per 1,000 live births | 59.41 per 1,000 live births | East Timor |
| 2010s | 17.63 per 1,000 live births | 61.81 per 1,000 live births | 44.18 per 1,000 live births | East Timor |
| 2020s | 14.27 per 1,000 live births | 50.58 per 1,000 live births | 36.31 per 1,000 live births | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 47.6 per 1,000 live births against 13.45 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and East Timor?
- 34.15 per 1,000 live births, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and East Timor?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and East Timor rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 35th and East Timor 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 (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
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.