Youth mortality rate in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Youth mortality rate was 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Youth mortality rate in Timor-Leste, 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 Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste 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.
Timor-Leste 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.
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 Timor-Leste
- 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, The 5.08 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 39 Tanzania 4.84 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Timor-Leste
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 16,348 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 15,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 15,503 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 16,461 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 15,976 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Timor-Leste?
- Youth mortality rate in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 26.32 deaths per 100 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for youth mortality rate?
- Timor-Leste ranks 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.