Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Drug use disorder deaths by sex was 0.25 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Timor-Leste, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drug use disorder deaths by sex in Timor-Leste is 0.25 deaths, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.25 deaths in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.12 deaths, in 2002.
Timor-Leste ranks 148th 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 deaths by sex in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.13 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.13 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.12 deaths | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.13 deaths | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.13 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.13 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.14 deaths | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.15 deaths | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.16 deaths | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2 deaths | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.21 deaths | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.21 deaths | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.22 deaths | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.22 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.23 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.22 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.23 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.25 deaths | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.22 deaths | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.25 deaths | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.142 deaths | 0.12 deaths | 0.2 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.219 deaths | 0.2 deaths | 0.25 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.235 deaths | 0.22 deaths | 0.25 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by sex in Timor-Leste?
- Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Timor-Leste was 0.25 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 deaths in 2019.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 deaths in 2002.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for drug use disorder deaths by sex?
- Timor-Leste ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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 deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in females.