Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 21.61 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
21.61
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
36th
of 200 countries
All-time high
58.79
in 1990
All-time low
21.61
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Timor-Leste, 1990–2024

02040601990200720241990: 58.81991: 57.31992: 55.41993: 53.41994: 51.41995: 49.41996: 47.31997: 45.31998: 43.71999: 42.52000: 39.52001: 37.82002: 36.22003: 34.72004: 33.32005: 322006: 30.92007: 29.92008: 29.12009: 28.32010: 27.62011: 272012: 26.42013: 25.92014: 25.42015: 24.92016: 24.52017: 24.22018: 23.92019: 23.52020: 23.22021: 22.92022: 22.52023: 22.12024: 21.6

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Timor-Leste recorded 21.61 for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Timor-Leste peaked at 58.79 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21.61, in 2024.

That places Timor-Leste 36th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Timor-Leste, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 58.79
1991 57.3 -2.5%
1992 55.4 -3.3%
1993 53.42 -3.6%
1994 51.41 -3.8%
1995 49.39 -3.9%
1996 47.32 -4.2%
1997 45.34 -4.2%
1998 43.73 -3.6%
1999 42.49 -2.8%
2000 39.46 -7.1%
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 50.46 42.49 58.79 10
2000s 33.16 28.32 39.46 10
2010s 25.33 23.53 27.65 10
2020s 22.46 21.61 23.22 5

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 33 Turkmenistan 22.34 compare
  2. 34 Comoros 22.14 compare
  3. 35 Kiribati 21.71 compare
  4. 37 Zambia 21.44 compare
  5. 38 Namibia 21.38 compare
  6. 39 Uganda 21.34 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Timor-Leste?
Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Timor-Leste was 21.61 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 58.79 in 1990.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 21.61 in 2024.
How does Timor-Leste rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
Timor-Leste ranks 36th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
212 places, 7,420 data points, 1990–2024
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