Mortality rate, neonatal in East Timor
East Timor: Mortality rate, neonatal was 21.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in East Timor, 1986–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in East Timor is 21.6 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in East Timor peaked at 63.5 per 1,000 live births in 1986 and was at its lowest, 21.6 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
East Timor ranks 36th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal in East Timor, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 63.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1987 | 62.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 61.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 60 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 58.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 57.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 55.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 53.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 51.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 49.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 47.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 45.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 43.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 42.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 37.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 36.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 34.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 33.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 32 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 30.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 29.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 29.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 28.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 27.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 27 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 26.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 25.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 25.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 24.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 24.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 24.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 23.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 23.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 23.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 22.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 22.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 22.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 21.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.67 per 1,000 live births | 60 per 1,000 live births | 63.5 per 1,000 live births | 4 |
| 1990s | 50.45 per 1,000 live births | 42.5 per 1,000 live births | 58.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.17 per 1,000 live births | 28.3 per 1,000 live births | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.33 per 1,000 live births | 23.5 per 1,000 live births | 27.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.46 per 1,000 live births | 21.6 per 1,000 live births | 23.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,287 (2090)
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- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 16,348 (2025)
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- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 15,503 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in East Timor?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in East Timor was 21.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5 per 1,000 live births in 1986.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- East Timor ranks 36th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.