Drug use disorder deaths by age in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Drug use disorder deaths by age was 0.16 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Timor-Leste, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, drug use disorder deaths by age in Timor-Leste stood at 0.16 deaths.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by age in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.17 deaths in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.06 deaths, in 2000.
Timor-Leste ranks 152nd 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 age in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.06 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.07 deaths | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.06 deaths | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.07 deaths | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.09 deaths | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 0.09 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.09 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.09 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 deaths | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.11 deaths | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.12 deaths | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.12 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.12 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.14 deaths | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.16 deaths | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.16 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.15 deaths | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.17 deaths | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.17 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.16 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.16 deaths | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.083 deaths | 0.06 deaths | 0.11 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.146 deaths | 0.12 deaths | 0.17 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.16 deaths | 0.16 deaths | 0.16 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 149 Central African Republic 0.29 deaths compare
- 150 Gabon 0.28 deaths compare
- 151 Trinidad and Tobago 0.25 deaths compare
- 152 Montenegro 0.16 deaths compare
- 154 Gambia 0.15 deaths compare
- 154 Qatar 0.15 deaths compare
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- 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 drug use disorder deaths by age in Timor-Leste?
- Drug use disorder deaths by age in Timor-Leste was 0.16 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 age recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 deaths in 2018.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by age recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 deaths in 2000.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for drug use disorder deaths by age?
- Timor-Leste ranks 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by age rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders among both sexes aged 70+ year olds.