Burundi vs Timor-Leste: Number of child deaths per woman
Burundi
0.2386 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Timor-Leste
0.2219 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Burundi rank
22nd
Timor-Leste rank
25th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Burundi
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2219 under-five deaths per woman in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.0167 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 22nd and Timor-Leste ranks 25th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Timor-Leste in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.29 under-five deaths per woman | 1.39 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0959 under-five deaths per woman | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | 1.18 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0496 under-five deaths per woman | Burundi |
| 2000s | 0.8447 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5211 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3236 under-five deaths per woman | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.4091 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2517 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1574 under-five deaths per woman | Burundi |
| 2020s | 0.2596 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2079 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0517 under-five deaths per woman | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Burundi or Timor-Leste?
- Burundi, at 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2219 under-five deaths per woman in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Burundi and Timor-Leste?
- 0.0167 under-five deaths per woman, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Timor-Leste?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Timor-Leste rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Burundi ranks 22nd and Timor-Leste ranks 25th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).