Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0445 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Timor-Leste, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Timor-Leste stood at 0.0445 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.2379 units per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0445 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Timor-Leste 45th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2229 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2227 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2147 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2077 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2033 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2092 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2036 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1981 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2047 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2379 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1148 units per square kilometre | -51.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1007 units per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1001 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0991 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0952 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0861 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0826 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0754 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0722 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0666 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.064 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0615 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.059 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0566 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0545 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0508 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0492 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0475 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 0.0445 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0351 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 0.0445 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0125 units per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Timor-Leste 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 | -51.7% | 0.2379 units per square kilometre | 0.1148 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2125 units per square kilometre | 0.1981 units per square kilometre | 0.2379 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0923 units per square kilometre | 0.0754 units per square kilometre | 0.1148 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0607 units per square kilometre | 0.0508 units per square kilometre | 0.0722 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | 0.0492 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 42 Senegal 0.045 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Kenya 0.0447 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Yemen 0.0445 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Mozambique 0.0442 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0441 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Niger 0.0441 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Timor-Leste
- 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Timor-Leste?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Timor-Leste was 0.0445 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2379 units per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0445 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Timor-Leste ranks 45th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.