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Number of child deaths per woman in East Timor

East Timor: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.2219 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.2219 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
25th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.54 under-five deaths per woman
in 1985
All-time low
0.1639 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Years of data
42
1983–2024

Number of child deaths per woman in East Timor, 1983–2024

00.511.51983200320241983: 1.3 under-five deaths per woman1984: 1.2 under-five deaths per woman1985: 1.5 under-five deaths per woman1986: 1.5 under-five deaths per woman1987: 1.4 under-five deaths per woman1988: 1.4 under-five deaths per woman1989: 1.3 under-five deaths per woman1990: 1.3 under-five deaths per woman1991: 1.3 under-five deaths per woman1992: 1.2 under-five deaths per woman1993: 1.2 under-five deaths per woman1994: 1.1 under-five deaths per woman1995: 1.1 under-five deaths per woman1996: 1.1 under-five deaths per woman1997: 1.1 under-five deaths per woman1998: 1.1 under-five deaths per woman1999: 1.2 under-five deaths per woman2000: 0.667 under-five deaths per woman2001: 0.64 under-five deaths per woman2002: 0.611 under-five deaths per woman2003: 0.576 under-five deaths per woman2004: 0.54 under-five deaths per woman2005: 0.502 under-five deaths per woman2006: 0.467 under-five deaths per woman2007: 0.434 under-five deaths per woman2008: 0.402 under-five deaths per woman2009: 0.372 under-five deaths per woman2010: 0.344 under-five deaths per woman2011: 0.318 under-five deaths per woman2012: 0.293 under-five deaths per woman2013: 0.273 under-five deaths per woman2014: 0.253 under-five deaths per woman2015: 0.235 under-five deaths per woman2016: 0.219 under-five deaths per woman2017: 0.206 under-five deaths per woman2018: 0.193 under-five deaths per woman2019: 0.183 under-five deaths per woman2020: 0.173 under-five deaths per woman2021: 0.164 under-five deaths per woman2022: 0.246 under-five deaths per woman2023: 0.234 under-five deaths per woman2024: 0.222 under-five deaths per woman

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.

Analysis

In 2024, number of child deaths per woman in East Timor stood at 0.2219 under-five deaths per woman.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in East Timor peaked at 1.54 under-five deaths per woman in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1639 under-five deaths per woman, in 2021.

East Timor ranks 25th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.39 under-five deaths per woman 1.25 under-five deaths per woman 1.54 under-five deaths per woman 7
1990s 1.18 under-five deaths per woman 1.05 under-five deaths per woman 1.32 under-five deaths per woman 10
2000s 0.5211 under-five deaths per woman 0.372 under-five deaths per woman 0.6667 under-five deaths per woman 10
2010s 0.2517 under-five deaths per woman 0.1827 under-five deaths per woman 0.344 under-five deaths per woman 10
2020s 0.2079 under-five deaths per woman 0.1639 under-five deaths per woman 0.2463 under-five deaths per woman 5

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 22 Burundi 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman compare
  2. 23 Madagascar 0.2353 under-five deaths per woman compare
  3. 24 Togo 0.2228 under-five deaths per woman compare
  4. 26 Zambia 0.2201 under-five deaths per woman compare
  5. 27 Zimbabwe 0.2095 under-five deaths per woman compare
  6. 28 Gambia 0.2053 under-five deaths per woman compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of child deaths per woman in East Timor?
Number of child deaths per woman in East Timor was 0.2219 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 1.54 under-five deaths per woman in 1985.
What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1639 under-five deaths per woman in 2021.
How does East Timor rank for number of child deaths per woman?
East Timor ranks 25th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).