Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in East Timor
East Timor: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 659 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in East Timor, 1987–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in East Timor is 659 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in East Timor peaked at 1,931 deaths in 1987 and was at its lowest, 659 deaths, in 2024.
East Timor ranks 106th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in East Timor, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1,931 deaths | — |
| 1988 | 1,922 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 1,916 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1,908 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1,884 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1,871 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1,845 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 1,819 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 1,786 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1,744 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 1,704 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1,675 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1,660 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1,147 deaths | -30.9% |
| 2001 | 1,166 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1,206 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1,218 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1,160 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1,099 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1,056 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1,022 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 993 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 967 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 944 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 919 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 893 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 868 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 841 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 812 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 787 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 765 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 747 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 730 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 719 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 702 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 691 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 675 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 659 deaths | -2.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 659 deaths is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,153 deaths, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 659 deaths is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 366.5 deaths, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -30.9% | 1,660 deaths | 1,147 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,923 deaths | 1,916 deaths | 1,931 deaths | 3 |
| 1990s | 1,790 deaths | 1,660 deaths | 1,908 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,103 deaths | 967 deaths | 1,218 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 830.6 deaths | 730 deaths | 944 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 689.2 deaths | 659 deaths | 719 deaths | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in East Timor?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in East Timor was 659 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1,931 deaths in 1987.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 659 deaths in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- East Timor ranks 106th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .