Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Timor-Leste or Ukraine?

Ukraine, at 1,530 deaths against 1,447 deaths in Timor-Leste as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Timor-Leste vs Ukraine: Number of children who die before age 5

Timor-Leste

1,447 deaths

in 2023

Ukraine

1,530 deaths

in 2023

Timor-Leste rank

103rd

Ukraine rank

101st

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Timor-Leste
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 1,530 deaths against 1,447 deaths in Timor-Leste, a difference of 83 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ukraine ahead.

Timor-Leste ranks 103rd and Ukraine ranks 101st of 236 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Timor-Leste	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1950s	7,419 deaths	63,520 deaths	56,101 deaths	Ukraine
1960s	7,414 deaths	21,997 deaths	14,583 deaths	Ukraine
1970s	8,333 deaths	17,215 deaths	8,882 deaths	Ukraine
1980s	7,776 deaths	15,427 deaths	7,650 deaths	Ukraine
1990s	7,060 deaths	9,763 deaths	2,703 deaths	Ukraine
2000s	3,000 deaths	5,803 deaths	2,802 deaths	Ukraine
2010s	2,056 deaths	4,328 deaths	2,272 deaths	Ukraine
2020s	1,561 deaths	2,065 deaths	503.75 deaths	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Timor-Leste or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 1,530 deaths against 1,447 deaths in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Timor-Leste and Ukraine?: 83 deaths, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Ukraine?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Timor-Leste and Ukraine rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Timor-Leste ranks 103rd and Ukraine ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.