Number of infants who die before age 1 in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Number of infants who die before age 1 was 1,148 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,148 deaths
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
102nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
6,543 deaths
in 1978
All-time low
1,148 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Timor-Leste, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infants who die before age 1 in Timor-Leste is 1,148 deaths, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infants who die before age 1 in Timor-Leste peaked at 6,543 deaths in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1,148 deaths, in 2023.
Timor-Leste ranks 102nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5,345 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 4,874 deaths | -8.8% |
| 1952 | 4,893 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 4,912 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 4,934 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 4,960 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 4,991 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 5,023 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 5,056 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 5,087 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 5,111 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 5,126 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 5,131 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 5,124 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 5,102 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 5,068 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 5,026 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 4,979 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 4,926 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 4,864 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 4,794 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 4,713 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 4,618 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 4,508 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 4,803 deaths | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 5,717 deaths | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 5,389 deaths | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 5,815 deaths | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 6,543 deaths | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 6,491 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 5,331 deaths | -17.9% |
| 1981 | 5,542 deaths | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 5,513 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 5,390 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 4,981 deaths | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 5,036 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 4,975 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 4,737 deaths | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 4,779 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 4,715 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 4,700 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 4,659 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 4,517 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 4,454 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 4,413 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 4,534 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 4,454 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 4,376 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 4,503 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 4,705 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 2,265 deaths | -51.9% |
| 2001 | 2,343 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 2,425 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 2,454 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2,340 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 2,221 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 2,138 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 2,059 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 1,981 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 1,904 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 1,839 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1,797 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1,737 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 1,673 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1,607 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 1,546 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 1,495 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1,435 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1,384 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 1,342 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1,300 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1,248 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 1,197 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 1,148 deaths | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,008 deaths | 4,874 deaths | 5,345 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 5,046 deaths | 4,864 deaths | 5,131 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,339 deaths | 4,508 deaths | 6,543 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,100 deaths | 4,715 deaths | 5,542 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,532 deaths | 4,376 deaths | 4,705 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,213 deaths | 1,904 deaths | 2,454 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,586 deaths | 1,342 deaths | 1,839 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,223 deaths | 1,148 deaths | 1,300 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infants who die before age 1 in Timor-Leste?
- Number of infants who die before age 1 in Timor-Leste was 1,148 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 6,543 deaths in 1978.
- What is the lowest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,148 deaths in 2023.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Timor-Leste ranks 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infants who die before age 1 rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.