Lifetime risk of maternal death in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Timor-Leste, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste peaked at 9.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2023.
That places Timor-Leste 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 in Timor-Leste, 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% |
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 |
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- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Timor-Leste?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Timor-Leste ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.