Stillbirth rate in East Timor
East Timor: Stillbirth rate was 14.8 per 1,000 total births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in East Timor, 2000–2023
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. Measured in per 1,000 total births.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 14.8 per 1,000 total births for stillbirth rate in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in East Timor peaked at 26.5 per 1,000 total births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.7 per 1,000 total births, in 2012.
That places East Timor 46th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.12 per 1,000 total births | 15.8 per 1,000 total births | 26.5 per 1,000 total births | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.16 per 1,000 total births | 14.7 per 1,000 total births | 15.6 per 1,000 total births | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.95 per 1,000 total births | 14.8 per 1,000 total births | 15.1 per 1,000 total births | 4 |
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More health data for East Timor
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 16,348 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 15,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 15,503 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 16,461 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 15,976 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 16,796 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 17,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 16,936 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 16,706 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in East Timor?
- Stillbirth rate in East Timor was 14.8 per 1,000 total births in 2023, 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 stillbirth rate recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5 per 1,000 total births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7 per 1,000 total births in 2012.
- How does East Timor rank for stillbirth rate?
- East Timor ranks 46th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Stillbirth rate is the number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation per 1,000 total births. Total birth is the sum of stillbirths (as just defined) and live births.