Neonatal deaths in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Neonatal deaths was 659 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Neonatal deaths in Timor-Leste, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal deaths in Timor-Leste stood at 659. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Timor-Leste peaked at 1,218 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 659, in 2024.
That places Timor-Leste 104th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,103 | 967 | 1,218 | 10 |
| 2010s | 830.6 | 730 | 944 | 10 |
| 2020s | 689.2 | 659 | 719 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More development goals data for Timor-Leste
- Red List Index 0.8585 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.13 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 21.95 constant US$ (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,051 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2022 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1,449 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 69.1 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 1.8 num th (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 6.35 million tonnes (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 ratio (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Timor-Leste?
- Neonatal deaths in Timor-Leste was 659 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 1,218 in 2003.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 659 in 2024.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for neonatal deaths?
- Timor-Leste ranks 104th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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