Number of neonatal deaths in East Timor

East Timor: Number of neonatal deaths was 659 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
659
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
106th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1,931
in 1987
All-time low
659
in 2024
Years of data
38
1987–2024

Number of neonatal deaths in East Timor, 1987–2024

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1987200520241987: 1.9k1988: 1.9k1989: 1.9k1990: 1.9k1991: 1.9k1992: 1.9k1993: 1.8k1994: 1.8k1995: 1.8k1996: 1.7k1997: 1.7k1998: 1.7k1999: 1.7k2000: 1.1k2001: 1.2k2002: 1.2k2003: 1.2k2004: 1.2k2005: 1.1k2006: 1.1k2007: 1.0k2008: 9932009: 9672010: 9442011: 9192012: 8932013: 8682014: 8412015: 8122016: 7872017: 7652018: 7472019: 7302020: 7192021: 7022022: 6912023: 6752024: 659

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

East Timor recorded 659 for number of neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in East Timor peaked at 1,931 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 659, in 2024.

East Timor ranks 106th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.

Number of neonatal deaths in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Number of neonatal deaths in East Timor, 1987 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1987 1,931
1988 1,922 -0.5%
1989 1,916 -0.3%
1990 1,908 -0.4%
1991 1,884 -1.3%
1992 1,871 -0.7%
1993 1,845 -1.4%
1994 1,819 -1.4%
1995 1,786 -1.8%
1996 1,744 -2.4%
1997 1,704 -2.3%
1998 1,675 -1.7%
1999 1,660 -0.9%
2000 1,147 -30.9%
2001 1,166 +1.7%
2002 1,206 +3.4%
2003 1,218 +1.0%
2004 1,160 -4.8%
2005 1,099 -5.3%
2006 1,056 -3.9%
2007 1,022 -3.2%
2008 993 -2.8%
2009 967 -2.6%
2010 944 -2.4%
2011 919 -2.6%
2012 893 -2.8%
2013 868 -2.8%
2014 841 -3.1%
2015 812 -3.4%
2016 787 -3.1%
2017 765 -2.8%
2018 747 -2.4%
2019 730 -2.3%
2020 719 -1.5%
2021 702 -2.4%
2022 691 -1.6%
2023 675 -2.3%
2024 659 -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1,923 1,916 1,931 3
1990s 1,790 1,660 1,908 10
2000s 1,103 967 1,218 10
2010s 830.6 730 944 10
2020s 689.2 659 719 5

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 103 Italy 694 compare
  2. 103 Australia 694 compare
  3. 105 Djibouti 662 compare
  4. 107 Romania 656 compare
  5. 108 Japan 651 compare
  6. 109 Libya 634 compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of neonatal deaths in East Timor?
Number of neonatal deaths in East Timor was 659 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 1,931 in 1987.
What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 659 in 2024.
How does East Timor rank for number of neonatal deaths?
East Timor ranks 106th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 10,584 data points, 1952–2024
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