What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Australia and Timor-Leste?

35 deaths, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Timor-Leste?

38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Timor-Leste: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Australia

694 deaths

in 2024

Timor-Leste

659 deaths

in 2024

Australia rank

103rd

Timor-Leste rank

106th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Australia
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Australia currently reports 694 deaths against 659 deaths in Timor-Leste, a difference of 35 deaths.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Australia ranks 103rd and Timor-Leste ranks 106th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,253 deaths	1,923 deaths	670 deaths	Timor-Leste
1990s	1,013 deaths	1,790 deaths	776.9 deaths	Timor-Leste
2000s	869.2 deaths	1,103 deaths	234.2 deaths	Timor-Leste
2010s	749 deaths	830.6 deaths	81.6 deaths	Timor-Leste
2020s	703.8 deaths	689.2 deaths	14.6 deaths	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Australia or Timor-Leste?: Australia, at 694 deaths against 659 deaths in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Australia and Timor-Leste?: 35 deaths, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Timor-Leste?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Australia and Timor-Leste rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Australia ranks 103rd and Timor-Leste ranks 106th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .