Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) in East Timor
East Timor: Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 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 East Timor, 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 East Timor 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 East Timor 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 East Timor 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 (per 1,000 female adults) in East Timor, 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% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor'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)
- East Timor'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 (per 1,000 female adults) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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- 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 mortality rate, adult, female in East Timor?
- Mortality rate, adult, female in East Timor 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 597.01 per 1,000 female adults in 1978.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 156.04 per 1,000 female adults in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for mortality rate, adult, female?
- East Timor ranks 48th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, female rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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.