Adolescent mortality rate in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Adolescent mortality rate was 3.93 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Timor-Leste, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, adolescent mortality rate in Timor-Leste stood at 3.93. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Timor-Leste peaked at 9.34 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.93, in 2021.
That places Timor-Leste 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.34 | — |
| 1991 | 9.07 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 8.8 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 8.54 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 8.28 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 8.03 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 7.78 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 7.54 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 7.3 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 7.07 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 6.84 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 6.62 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 6.4 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 6.19 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 5.99 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 5.79 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 5.61 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 5.44 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 5.29 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 5.15 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 5.02 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 4.91 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.81 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 4.72 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.62 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.52 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.42 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.32 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 4.22 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.12 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.02 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.93 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.17 | 7.07 | 9.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.93 | 5.15 | 6.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.57 | 4.12 | 5.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.98 | 3.93 | 4.02 | 2 |
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More health data for Timor-Leste
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,287 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Timor-Leste?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Timor-Leste was 3.93 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 9.34 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.93 in 2021.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Timor-Leste ranks 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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