Child mortality rate in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Child mortality rate was 13.45 in 2024. β Volatile
Child mortality rate in Timor-Leste, 1985β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality rate in Timor-Leste stood at 13.45. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Timor-Leste peaked at 89.15 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 13.45, in 2024.
That places Timor-Leste 28th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.93 | 75.23 | 89.15 | 5 |
| 1990s | 67.01 | 58.5 | 76.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.71 | 20.65 | 29.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.68 | 15.76 | 19.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.44 | 13.45 | 15.33 | 5 |
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More health data for Timor-Leste
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,287 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 16,348 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 15,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 15,503 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Timor-Leste?
- Child mortality rate in Timor-Leste was 13.45 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 89.15 in 1985.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.45 in 2024.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for child mortality rate?
- Timor-Leste ranks 28th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child mortality rate (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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