Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in East Timor
East Timor: Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters was 0.57 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in East Timor, 2006–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.57 for deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in 2024.
The figure is down 78.1% on the previous year and up 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in East Timor peaked at 3.26 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.08, in 2018.
East Timor ranks 68th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.72 | — |
| 2009 | 0.38 | -47.2% |
| 2010 | 0.92 | +142.1% |
| 2011 | 0.72 | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 0.88 | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 1.64 | +86.4% |
| 2014 | 0.34 | -79.3% |
| 2015 | 1.83 | +438.2% |
| 2016 | 0.33 | -82.0% |
| 2018 | 0.08 | -75.8% |
| 2019 | 1.69 | +2012.5% |
| 2020 | 1.21 | -28.4% |
| 2021 | 3.26 | +169.4% |
| 2022 | 2.34 | -28.2% |
| 2023 | 2.6 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.57 | -78.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.57 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.61, 93% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.57 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.565, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +2012.5% | 0.08 | 1.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.55 | 0.38 | 0.72 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9367 | 0.08 | 1.83 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2 | 0.57 | 3.26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 66 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6 compare
- 67 Panama 0.58 compare
- 69 Cambodia 0.56 compare
- 69 Spain 0.56 compare
- 71 Philippines 0.55 compare
More health data for East Timor
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in East Timor?
- Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in East Timor was 0.57 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 3.26 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 2018.
- How does East Timor rank for deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- East Timor ranks 68th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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