Timor-Leste vs Zambia: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Timor-Leste
47.62 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zambia
48.37 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Timor-Leste rank
34th
Zambia rank
33rd
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Timor-Leste
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 48.37 per 1,000 live births against 47.62 per 1,000 live births in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.75 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.
Timor-Leste ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 33rd of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Timor-Leste | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.16 per 1,000 live births | 111.08 per 1,000 live births | 19.92 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2010s | 61.8 per 1,000 live births | 62.46 per 1,000 live births | 0.6514 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2020s | 50.58 per 1,000 live births | 49.96 per 1,000 live births | 0.6182 per 1,000 live births | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Timor-Leste or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 48.37 per 1,000 live births against 47.62 per 1,000 live births in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Timor-Leste and Zambia?
- 0.75 per 1,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Timor-Leste and Zambia rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Timor-Leste ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 33rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.