Australia vs Timor-Leste: Number of infants who die before age 1
Australia
972 deaths
in 2023
Timor-Leste
1,148 deaths
in 2023
Australia rank
105th
Timor-Leste rank
102nd
Number of infants who die before age 1 over time
- Australia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 1,148 deaths against 972 deaths in Australia, a difference of 176 deaths.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Australia ranks 105th and Timor-Leste ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,675 deaths | 5,008 deaths | 332.2 deaths | Timor-Leste |
| 1960s | 4,393 deaths | 5,046 deaths | 652.8 deaths | Timor-Leste |
| 1970s | 3,663 deaths | 5,339 deaths | 1,676 deaths | Timor-Leste |
| 1980s | 2,274 deaths | 5,100 deaths | 2,826 deaths | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 1,578 deaths | 4,532 deaths | 2,954 deaths | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 1,258 deaths | 2,213 deaths | 955.2 deaths | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 1,046 deaths | 1,586 deaths | 540 deaths | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 1,004 deaths | 1,223 deaths | 219.75 deaths | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Australia or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 1,148 deaths against 972 deaths in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Australia and Timor-Leste?
- 176 deaths, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Timor-Leste?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Timor-Leste rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Australia ranks 105th and Timor-Leste ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.