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Drug use disorder death rate in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.09 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
159th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2009
All-time low
0.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Drug use disorder death rate in Timor-Leste, 2000–2021

00.020.040.060.082000201020212000: 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drug use disorder death rate in Timor-Leste is 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.

Timor-Leste ranks 159th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Drug use disorder death rate in Timor-Leste, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
2000 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people —
2001 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2002 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people -12.5%
2003 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2004 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2005 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2006 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2007 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2008 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2009 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people +28.6%
2010 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2011 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2012 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2013 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2014 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2015 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people -11.1%
2016 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people +12.5%
2017 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people -11.1%
2018 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people +12.5%
2019 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2020 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people -11.1%
2021 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people +12.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.074 deaths per 100,000 people 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.088 deaths per 100,000 people 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.085 deaths per 100,000 people 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 157 Belize 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 157 Vanuatu 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 159 Andorra 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 159 San Marino 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 162 Saudi Arabia 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drug use disorder death rate in Timor-Leste?
Drug use disorder death rate in Timor-Leste was 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
How does Timor-Leste rank for drug use disorder death rate?
Timor-Leste ranks 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Drug use disorder death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drug use disorder death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.