Under-five deaths (number) in East Timor
East Timor: Under-five deaths (number) was 1,449 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under-five deaths in East Timor, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, under-five deaths in East Timor stood at 1,449. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five deaths in East Timor peaked at 3,743 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,449, in 2024.
That places East Timor 108th out of 213 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.
Under-five deaths (number) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,743 | — |
| 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. (43 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1,449 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 775.5, 1.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 development goals data for East Timor
- 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)
- Neonatal deaths 659 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2022 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 69.1 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 1.8 num th (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 ratio (2024)
- Annual inflation, consumer prices 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five deaths in East Timor?
- Under-five deaths in East Timor was 1,449 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest under-five deaths recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 3,743 in 2000.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,449 in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for under-five deaths?
- East Timor ranks 108th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Under-five deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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