Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Timor-Leste

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Timor-Leste was 35.9. A difference of -1 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Timor-Leste were 39.6 and 32.2 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Timor-Leste for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Timor-Leste

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Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Timor-Leste

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Year	Total	Male	Female
1985	200.6	209.2	191.3
1986	193.9	201.9	185.2
1987	180.7	188.4	172.3
1988	177.1	184.6	169
1989	168.6	176	161
1990	164.4	171.4	156.9
1991	160.4	167.3	153.2
1992	152.4	159	145.3
1993	144.6	151.2	137.7
1994	138.7	145.1	131.9
1995	137.9	144.3	131.2
1996	131.8	138.1	125.2
1997	125.9	132	119.6
1998	126.2	132.2	120.1
1999	130.3	136.1	124.3
2000	83.9	89.5	78.1
2001	79.9	85.3	74.3
2002	76	81.3	70.5
2003	72.2	77.4	66.8
2004	68.7	73.8	63.4
2005	65.3	70.3	60.1
2006	62.2	67.1	57
2007	59.3	64.1	54.3
2008	56.7	61.3	51.7
2009	54.3	58.8	49.4
2010	52.1	56.5	47.3
2011	50	54.5	45.3
2012	48.2	52.6	43.5
2013	46.6	50.9	42
2014	45.1	49.4	40.6
2015	43.8	48	39.4
2016	42.6	46.8	38.3
2017	41.6	45.7	37.4
2018	40.7	44.7	36.5
2019	39.9	43.7	35.7
2020	38.9	42.7	34.8
2021	37.9	41.7	34
2022	36.9	40.6	33
2023	35.9	39.6	32.2