Youth mortality rate in East Timor
East Timor: Youth mortality rate was 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Youth mortality rate in East Timor, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth mortality rate in East Timor is 5.61 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in East Timor peaked at 26.32 deaths per 100 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.61 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
East Timor ranks 36th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Youth mortality rate in East Timor, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.32 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1991 | 26.02 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 24.72 deaths per 100 live births | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 23.46 deaths per 100 live births | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 22.53 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 22.74 deaths per 100 live births | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 21.75 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 20.8 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 21.14 deaths per 100 live births | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 24.27 deaths per 100 live births | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 12.76 deaths per 100 live births | -47.4% |
| 2001 | 12.2 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 11.65 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 11.13 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 10.63 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 10.15 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 9.71 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 9.3 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 8.92 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 8.57 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 8.25 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 7.68 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 7.45 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 7.23 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 7.04 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 6.86 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 6.71 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 6.57 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 6.42 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 6.11 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 5.96 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 5.78 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 5.61 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 5.61 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.47 deaths per 100 live births, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 5.61 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.06 deaths per 100 live births, 2.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth mortality rate 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 | -47.4% | 24.27 deaths per 100 live births | 12.76 deaths per 100 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.37 deaths per 100 live births | 20.8 deaths per 100 live births | 26.32 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5 deaths per 100 live births | 8.57 deaths per 100 live births | 12.76 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.22 deaths per 100 live births | 6.42 deaths per 100 live births | 8.25 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.95 deaths per 100 live births | 5.61 deaths per 100 live births | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 33 Malawi 5.93 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 34 Zambia 5.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 35 Eswatini 5.61 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 37 Ethiopia 5.17 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 38 Gambia 5.08 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 39 Tanzania 4.84 deaths per 100 live births 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in East Timor?
- Youth mortality rate in East Timor was 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 26.32 deaths per 100 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for youth mortality rate?
- East Timor ranks 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.