Neonatal mortality rate in East Timor

East Timor: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.6%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
62nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
5.6%
in 1950
All-time low
1.6%
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019

Neonatal mortality rate in East Timor, 1950–2019

23456195019842019

Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, neonatal mortality rate in East Timor stood at 1.6%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in East Timor peaked at 5.6% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2019.

East Timor ranks 62nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 5.4% 5.3% 5.6% 10
1960s 5.0% 4.7% 5.2% 10
1970s 4.3% 4.1% 4.6% 10
1980s 3.5% 3.2% 3.9% 10
1990s 2.8% 2.6% 3.1% 10
2000s 2.2% 1.9% 2.5% 10
2010s 1.7% 1.6% 1.8% 10

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 59 Dominica 1.6% compare
  2. 59 Namibia 1.6% compare
  3. 61 Gabon 1.6% compare
  4. 63 Guyana 1.5% compare
  5. 64 Bolivia 1.5% compare
  6. 65 Kiribati 1.5% compare
  7. 65 Tajikistan 1.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in East Timor?
Neonatal mortality rate in East Timor was 1.6% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 1950.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2019.
How does East Timor rank for neonatal mortality rate?
East Timor ranks 62nd out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days