Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) was 21.61 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Timor-Leste, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Timor-Leste is 21.61, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Timor-Leste peaked at 39.46 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.61, in 2024.
That places Timor-Leste 37th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.46 | — |
| 2001 | 37.81 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 36.2 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 34.69 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 33.28 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 31.98 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 30.86 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 29.89 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 29.07 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 28.32 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 27.65 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 26.98 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 26.42 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 25.87 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 25.37 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 24.9 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 24.51 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 24.19 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.92 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 23.53 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 23.22 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 22.88 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 22.52 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 22.08 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 21.61 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.16 | 28.32 | 39.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.33 | 23.53 | 27.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.46 | 21.61 | 23.22 | 5 |
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More health data for Timor-Leste
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 27.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 47.62 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 34.63 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 496 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 22.97 (2024)
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.1098 (2024)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 48 (2023)
- Maternal mortality ratio 192.36 (2023)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 68.5% (2022)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 0 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Timor-Leste?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Timor-Leste was 21.61 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 39.46 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.61 in 2024.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Timor-Leste ranks 37th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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