Number of under-five deaths, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Number of under-five deaths, female was 637 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, female in Timor-Leste, 1990–2024
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
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female in Timor-Leste is 637, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 3,537 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 637, in 2024.
Timor-Leste ranks 101st of 197 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 under-five deaths, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,314 | — |
| 1991 | 3,312 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 3,193 | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 3,088 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 3,023 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 3,111 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 3,027 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 2,946 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 3,044 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 3,537 | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 1,707 | -51.7% |
| 2001 | 1,497 | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 1,488 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1,473 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1,416 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 1,341 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1,280 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 1,228 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 1,172 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 1,121 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 1,074 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1,031 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 990 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 951 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 914 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 877 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 842 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 810 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 781 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 755 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 731 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 707 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 684 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 661 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 637 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,160 | 2,946 | 3,537 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,372 | 1,121 | 1,707 | 10 |
| 2010s | 902.5 | 755 | 1,074 | 10 |
| 2020s | 684 | 637 | 731 | 5 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- 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)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.65 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Timor-Leste?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Timor-Leste was 637 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 3,537 in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 637 in 2024.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 101st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.