Latin America & Caribbean vs Timor-Leste: Mortality rate, under-5
Latin America & Caribbean
15.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Timor-Leste
47.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
32nd
Timor-Leste rank
33rd
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 47.6 per 1,000 live births against 15.4 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 32.2 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 3.1 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 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 & Caribbean | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.19 per 1,000 live births | 199.31 per 1,000 live births | 155.12 per 1,000 live births | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 26.64 per 1,000 live births | 91.17 per 1,000 live births | 64.53 per 1,000 live births | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 18.98 per 1,000 live births | 61.81 per 1,000 live births | 42.83 per 1,000 live births | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 16.04 per 1,000 live births | 50.58 per 1,000 live births | 34.54 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, Latin America & Caribbean or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 47.6 per 1,000 live births against 15.4 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Latin America & Caribbean and Timor-Leste?
- 32.2 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, under-5?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd 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 (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.