Number of children who die before age 5 in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Number of children who die before age 5 was 1,447 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,447 deaths
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
103rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
10,577 deaths
in 1978
All-time low
1,447 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children who die before age 5 in Timor-Leste, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children who die before age 5 in Timor-Leste stood at 1,447 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Timor-Leste peaked at 10,577 deaths in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1,447 deaths, in 2023.
That places Timor-Leste 103rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children who die before age 5 in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8,161 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 7,562 deaths | -7.3% |
| 1952 | 7,357 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1953 | 7,259 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 7,219 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 7,228 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 7,277 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 7,326 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 7,377 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 7,425 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 7,466 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 7,495 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 7,512 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 7,512 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7,492 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 7,452 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 7,401 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 7,341 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 7,273 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 7,191 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 7,098 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 6,993 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 6,870 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 6,726 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 7,423 deaths | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 9,414 deaths | +26.8% |
| 1976 | 8,638 deaths | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 9,304 deaths | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 10,577 deaths | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 10,287 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 7,942 deaths | -22.8% |
| 1981 | 8,190 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 8,208 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 8,230 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 7,574 deaths | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 7,783 deaths | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 7,735 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 7,310 deaths | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 7,435 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 7,358 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 7,369 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 7,349 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 7,036 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 6,859 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 6,748 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 7,002 deaths | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 6,877 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 6,746 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 7,041 deaths | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 7,574 deaths | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 3,101 deaths | -59.1% |
| 2001 | 3,203 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 3,307 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 3,342 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 3,181 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 3,013 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 2,888 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 2,772 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 2,658 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 2,540 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 2,429 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 2,351 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 2,265 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 2,174 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 2,081 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1,992 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1,920 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1,845 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1,777 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 1,723 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1,666 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1,606 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 1,526 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 1,447 deaths | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,419 deaths | 7,219 deaths | 8,161 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 7,414 deaths | 7,191 deaths | 7,512 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,333 deaths | 6,726 deaths | 10,577 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,776 deaths | 7,310 deaths | 8,230 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,060 deaths | 6,746 deaths | 7,574 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,000 deaths | 2,540 deaths | 3,342 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,056 deaths | 1,723 deaths | 2,429 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,561 deaths | 1,447 deaths | 1,666 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who die before age 5 in Timor-Leste?
- Number of children who die before age 5 in Timor-Leste was 1,447 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 10,577 deaths in 1978.
- What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,447 deaths in 2023.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for number of children who die before age 5?
- Timor-Leste ranks 103rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.