Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita was 0.0003 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in East Timor, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.0003 units per person for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.003 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 2024.
East Timor ranks 32nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0025 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0025 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.002 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.002 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.003 units per person | +47.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 units per person | -56.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.001 units per person | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 units per person | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 units per person | -5.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.0003 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.0003 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 6.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +47.2% | 0.002 units per person | 0.003 units per person |
| 2000 | -56.7% | 0.003 units per person | 0.0013 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in East Timor?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in East Timor was 0.0003 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 units per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita?
- East Timor ranks 32nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.