Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in East Timor
East Timor: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 172 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 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 deaths ages 5-9 years in East Timor is 172, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in East Timor peaked at 775 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 172, in 2024.
East Timor ranks 97th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 616 | — |
| 1991 | 652 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 643 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 631 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 629 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 674 | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 654 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 631 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 673 | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 775 | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 231 | -70.2% |
| 2001 | 242 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 251 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 251 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 243 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 240 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 241 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 241 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 240 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 239 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 235 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 230 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 224 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 218 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 210 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 203 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 197 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 190 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 184 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 180 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 178 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 178 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 178 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 176 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 172 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 657.8 | 616 | 775 | 10 |
| 2000s | 241.9 | 231 | 251 | 10 |
| 2010s | 207.1 | 180 | 235 | 10 |
| 2020s | 176.4 | 172 | 178 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in East Timor?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in East Timor was 172 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 775 in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 172 in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- East Timor ranks 97th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years