Number of neonatal deaths in East Timor
East Timor: Number of neonatal deaths was 659 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in East Timor, 1987–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 659 deaths for number of neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 deaths in 1987 and was at its lowest, 659 deaths, in 2024.
That places East Timor 106th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1,931 deaths | — |
| 1988 | 1,922 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 1,916 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1,908 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1,884 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1,871 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1,845 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 1,819 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 1,786 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1,744 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 1,704 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1,675 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1,660 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1,147 deaths | -30.9% |
| 2001 | 1,166 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1,206 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1,218 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1,160 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1,099 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1,056 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1,022 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 993 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 967 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 944 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 919 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 893 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 868 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 841 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 812 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 787 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 765 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 747 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 730 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 719 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 702 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 691 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 675 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 659 deaths | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,923 deaths | 1,916 deaths | 1,931 deaths | 3 |
| 1990s | 1,790 deaths | 1,660 deaths | 1,908 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,103 deaths | 967 deaths | 1,218 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 830.6 deaths | 730 deaths | 944 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 689.2 deaths | 659 deaths | 719 deaths | 5 |
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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 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1,931 deaths in 1987.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 659 deaths 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .