Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in East Timor
East Timor: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) was 0.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lifetime risk of maternal death in East Timor, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in East Timor stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.1% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in East Timor peaked at 9.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2023.
That places East Timor 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 9.3% | — |
| 1986 | 9.1% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 8.7% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 7.8% | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 7.8% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 7.6% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 6.1% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | +46.7% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -54.4% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -20.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 3.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +46.7% | 6.1% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | -54.4% | 9.0% | 4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.7% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.1% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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 lifetime risk of maternal death in East Timor?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in East Timor was 0.5% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- East Timor ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.