Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years was 172 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Timor-Leste, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Timor-Leste stood at 172. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Timor-Leste peaked at 775 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 172, in 2024.
Timor-Leste ranks 97th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 616 | — |
| 1991 | 652 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 643 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 631 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 629 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 674 | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 654 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 631 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 673 | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 775 | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 231 | -70.2% |
| 2001 | 242 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 251 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 251 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 243 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 240 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 241 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 241 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 240 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 239 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 235 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 230 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 224 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 218 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 210 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 203 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 197 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 190 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 184 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 180 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 178 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 178 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 178 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 176 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 172 | -2.3% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 172 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 842, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 172 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 112, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Timor-Leste 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 | -70.2% | 775 | 231 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 657.8 | 616 | 775 | 10 |
| 2000s | 241.9 | 231 | 251 | 10 |
| 2010s | 207.1 | 180 | 235 | 10 |
| 2020s | 176.4 | 172 | 178 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More health data for Timor-Leste
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Timor-Leste?
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Timor-Leste was 172 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 775 in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 172 in 2024.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Timor-Leste ranks 97th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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