East Timor vs Zambia: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
East Timor
47.62 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zambia
48.37 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
East Timor rank
34th
Zambia rank
33rd
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- East Timor
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 48.37 per 1,000 live births against 47.62 per 1,000 live births in East Timor, 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.
East Timor ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 33rd of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | 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 | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, East Timor or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 48.37 per 1,000 live births against 47.62 per 1,000 live births in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between East Timor and Zambia?
- 0.75 per 1,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do East Timor and Zambia rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- East Timor 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.