Mortality rate, adult, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Mortality rate, adult, female was 156.04 per 1,000 female adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
156.04 per 1,000 female adults
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
48th
of 218 countries
All-time high
597.01 per 1,000 female adults
in 1978
All-time low
156.04 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, adult, female in Timor-Leste, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, adult, female in Timor-Leste is 156.04 per 1,000 female adults, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 597.01 per 1,000 female adults in 1978 and was at its lowest, 156.04 per 1,000 female adults, in 2024.
That places Timor-Leste 48th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 542.75 per 1,000 female adults | — |
| 1961 | 537.93 per 1,000 female adults | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 532.88 per 1,000 female adults | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 527.5 per 1,000 female adults | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 521.59 per 1,000 female adults | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 515.46 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 509.18 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 502.81 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 496.28 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 489.36 per 1,000 female adults | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 482.55 per 1,000 female adults | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 475.91 per 1,000 female adults | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 469.46 per 1,000 female adults | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 463.48 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 485.15 per 1,000 female adults | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 578.75 per 1,000 female adults | +19.3% |
| 1976 | 559.33 per 1,000 female adults | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 572.09 per 1,000 female adults | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 597.01 per 1,000 female adults | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 580.48 per 1,000 female adults | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 506.4 per 1,000 female adults | -12.8% |
| 1981 | 493.41 per 1,000 female adults | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 479.54 per 1,000 female adults | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 472.02 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 450.05 per 1,000 female adults | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 449.58 per 1,000 female adults | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 443.26 per 1,000 female adults | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 428.54 per 1,000 female adults | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 426.81 per 1,000 female adults | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 387.13 per 1,000 female adults | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 383 per 1,000 female adults | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 382.39 per 1,000 female adults | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 370.97 per 1,000 female adults | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 362.69 per 1,000 female adults | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 353.76 per 1,000 female adults | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 353.71 per 1,000 female adults | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 345.31 per 1,000 female adults | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 336.56 per 1,000 female adults | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 337.42 per 1,000 female adults | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 359.69 per 1,000 female adults | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 260.22 per 1,000 female adults | -27.7% |
| 2001 | 252.79 per 1,000 female adults | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 245.17 per 1,000 female adults | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 238.19 per 1,000 female adults | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 231.72 per 1,000 female adults | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 226.13 per 1,000 female adults | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 219.56 per 1,000 female adults | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 214.31 per 1,000 female adults | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 209.61 per 1,000 female adults | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 205.42 per 1,000 female adults | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 201.04 per 1,000 female adults | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 196.94 per 1,000 female adults | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 193.23 per 1,000 female adults | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 189.81 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 186.67 per 1,000 female adults | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 183.57 per 1,000 female adults | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 180.65 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 177.52 per 1,000 female adults | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 173.85 per 1,000 female adults | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 170.36 per 1,000 female adults | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 162.62 per 1,000 female adults | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 181.07 per 1,000 female adults | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 161.39 per 1,000 female adults | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 158.01 per 1,000 female adults | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 156.04 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 156.04 per 1,000 female adults is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150.06 per 1,000 female adults, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 156.04 per 1,000 female adults is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 110.57 per 1,000 female adults, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, adult, female in Timor-Leste 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -27.7% | 359.69 per 1,000 female adults | 260.22 per 1,000 female adults |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 517.57 per 1,000 female adults | 489.36 per 1,000 female adults | 542.75 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 526.42 per 1,000 female adults | 463.48 per 1,000 female adults | 597.01 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 453.68 per 1,000 female adults | 387.13 per 1,000 female adults | 506.4 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 358.55 per 1,000 female adults | 336.56 per 1,000 female adults | 383 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 230.31 per 1,000 female adults | 205.42 per 1,000 female adults | 260.22 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 185.36 per 1,000 female adults | 170.36 per 1,000 female adults | 201.04 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 163.83 per 1,000 female adults | 156.04 per 1,000 female adults | 181.07 per 1,000 female adults | 5 |
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More health data for Timor-Leste
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, adult, female in Timor-Leste?
- Mortality rate, adult, female in Timor-Leste was 156.04 per 1,000 female adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 597.01 per 1,000 female adults in 1978.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 156.04 per 1,000 female adults in 2024.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 48th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.