Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Republic of Korea or Timor-Leste?

Timor-Leste, at 602 deaths against 567 deaths in Republic of Korea as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Republic of Korea and Timor-Leste?

35 deaths, with Timor-Leste ahead.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Korea vs Timor-Leste: Number of neonatal deaths

Republic of Korea

567 deaths

in 2019

Timor-Leste

602 deaths

in 2019

Republic of Korea rank

110th

Timor-Leste rank

108th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Republic of Korea
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 602 deaths against 567 deaths in Republic of Korea, a difference of 35 deaths.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 110th and Timor-Leste ranks 108th of 204 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
1950s	22,881 deaths	1,430 deaths	21,451 deaths	Republic of Korea
1960s	19,142 deaths	1,272 deaths	17,870 deaths	Republic of Korea
1970s	12,808 deaths	1,082 deaths	11,726 deaths	Republic of Korea
1980s	6,290 deaths	1,145 deaths	5,145 deaths	Republic of Korea
1990s	2,485 deaths	1,091 deaths	1,394 deaths	Republic of Korea
2000s	1,248 deaths	829.2 deaths	418.8 deaths	Republic of Korea
2010s	690.1 deaths	623 deaths	67.1 deaths	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Republic of Korea or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 602 deaths against 567 deaths in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Republic of Korea and Timor-Leste?: 35 deaths, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Timor-Leste?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Republic of Korea and Timor-Leste rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Republic of Korea ranks 110th and Timor-Leste ranks 108th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.