Number of infant deaths, female in East Timor
East Timor: Number of infant deaths, female was 453 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, female in East Timor, 1986–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in East Timor stood at 453. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in East Timor peaked at 2,668 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 453, in 2024.
That places East Timor 106th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths, female in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 2,668 | — |
| 1987 | 2,505 | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 2,487 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 2,406 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 2,389 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 2,369 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 2,293 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 2,228 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 2,181 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 2,217 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 2,151 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 2,089 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 2,129 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 2,343 | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 1,248 | -46.7% |
| 2001 | 1,060 | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 1,084 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1,097 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1,063 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 997 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 938 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 891 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 847 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 807 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 772 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 738 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 705 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 675 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 646 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 616 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 590 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 566 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 547 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 530 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 514 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 498 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 483 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 468 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 453 | -3.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 453 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,494, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 453 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 278, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, female 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 | -46.7% | 2,343 | 1,248 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,516 | 2,406 | 2,668 | 4 |
| 1990s | 2,239 | 2,089 | 2,389 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,003 | 807 | 1,248 | 10 |
| 2010s | 638.5 | 530 | 772 | 10 |
| 2020s | 483.2 | 453 | 514 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,182 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 140 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,267 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,390 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in East Timor?
- Number of infant deaths, female in East Timor was 453 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2,668 in 1986.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 453 in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- East Timor ranks 106th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.