Deaths from road injuries in East Timor
East Timor: Deaths from road injuries was 159 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Deaths from road injuries in East Timor, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 159 for deaths from road injuries in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.1% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in East Timor peaked at 224 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 159, in 2021.
East Timor ranks 146th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from road injuries in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 224 | — |
| 2001 | 214 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 218 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 216 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 213 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 211 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 211 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 170 | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 183 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 196 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 202 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 205 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 212 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 215 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 192 | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 193 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 195 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 205 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 210 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 204 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 218 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 159 | -27.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 159 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,498, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 159 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 376, 42% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from road injuries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -27.1% | 218 | 159 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 205.6 | 170 | 224 | 10 |
| 2010s | 203.3 | 192 | 215 | 10 |
| 2020s | 188.5 | 159 | 218 | 2 |
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- 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 from road injuries in East Timor?
- Deaths from road injuries in East Timor was 159 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 224 in 2000.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 159 in 2021.
- How does East Timor rank for deaths from road injuries?
- East Timor ranks 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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