Number of under-five deaths in East Timor
East Timor: Number of under-five deaths was 1,449 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths in East Timor, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in East Timor is 1,449, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in East Timor peaked at 7,571 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,449, in 2024.
That places East Timor 101st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of under-five deaths in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,107 | — |
| 1991 | 7,100 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 6,853 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 6,637 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 6,506 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 6,691 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 6,517 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 6,348 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 6,552 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 7,571 | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 3,743 | -50.6% |
| 2001 | 3,284 | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 3,274 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 3,252 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 3,134 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 2,973 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 2,845 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2,729 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 2,612 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 2,503 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 2,405 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 2,314 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 2,224 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 2,143 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 2,062 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1,981 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 1,904 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 1,832 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 1,768 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1,710 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1,656 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1,603 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1,553 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1,501 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 1,449 | -3.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1,449 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,859, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1,449 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 775.5, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths 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 | -50.6% | 7,571 | 3,743 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,788 | 6,348 | 7,571 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,035 | 2,503 | 3,743 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,034 | 1,710 | 2,405 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,552 | 1,449 | 1,656 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in East Timor?
- Number of under-five deaths in East Timor was 1,449 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 7,571 in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,449 in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for number of under-five deaths?
- East Timor ranks 101st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.