Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in East Timor
East Timor: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0454 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in East Timor, 1987–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in East Timor is 0.0454 deaths per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in East Timor peaked at 0.1299 deaths per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0454 deaths per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places East Timor 48th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in East Timor, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.1299 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0.1293 deaths per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1288 deaths per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1283 deaths per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1267 deaths per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1258 deaths per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1241 deaths per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1223 deaths per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1201 deaths per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1173 deaths per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1146 deaths per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1126 deaths per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1116 deaths per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0771 deaths per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0784 deaths per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0811 deaths per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0819 deaths per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.078 deaths per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0739 deaths per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.071 deaths per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0687 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0668 deaths per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.065 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0635 deaths per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0618 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0601 deaths per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0584 deaths per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0566 deaths per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0546 deaths per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0529 deaths per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0514 deaths per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0502 deaths per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0491 deaths per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0484 deaths per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0472 deaths per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0465 deaths per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0454 deaths per square kilometre | -2.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.0454 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0431 deaths per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.0454 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0128 deaths per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in East Timor 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 | -30.9% | 0.1116 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0771 deaths per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1293 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1288 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1299 deaths per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.1203 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1116 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1283 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0742 deaths per square kilometre | 0.065 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0819 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0559 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0491 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0635 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0469 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0454 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0484 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 47 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0459 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 49 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0448 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 50 Eswatini 0.0439 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 51 Somalia 0.0438 deaths per square kilometre compare
More health data for East Timor
- 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 neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in East Timor?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in East Timor was 0.0454 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1299 deaths per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0454 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre?
- East Timor ranks 48th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.