Mortality rate, adult, male in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Mortality rate, adult, male was 202.49 per 1,000 male adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
202.49 per 1,000 male adults
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
83rd
of 218 countries
All-time high
893.02 per 1,000 male adults
in 1978
All-time low
202.49 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, adult, male in Timor-Leste, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 male adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, adult, male in Timor-Leste is 202.49 per 1,000 male adults, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 893.02 per 1,000 male adults in 1978 and was at its lowest, 202.49 per 1,000 male adults, in 2024.
Timor-Leste ranks 83rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, male in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 612.69 per 1,000 male adults | — |
| 1961 | 607.5 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 602.04 per 1,000 male adults | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 596.3 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 590.29 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 584.05 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 577.63 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 571.11 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 564.55 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 557.84 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 551.14 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 544.58 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 538.18 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 531.88 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 557.42 per 1,000 male adults | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 890.92 per 1,000 male adults | +59.8% |
| 1976 | 883.18 per 1,000 male adults | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 886 per 1,000 male adults | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 893.02 per 1,000 male adults | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 885.4 per 1,000 male adults | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 855.81 per 1,000 male adults | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 849.03 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 842.51 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 837.68 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 826.24 per 1,000 male adults | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 823.09 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 817.25 per 1,000 male adults | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 807.73 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 803.59 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 463.07 per 1,000 male adults | -42.4% |
| 1990 | 451.59 per 1,000 male adults | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 456.04 per 1,000 male adults | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 442.94 per 1,000 male adults | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 435.49 per 1,000 male adults | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 423.15 per 1,000 male adults | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 427.39 per 1,000 male adults | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 421.72 per 1,000 male adults | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 417.92 per 1,000 male adults | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 420.63 per 1,000 male adults | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 527.17 per 1,000 male adults | +25.3% |
| 2000 | 311.69 per 1,000 male adults | -40.9% |
| 2001 | 304.36 per 1,000 male adults | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 296.61 per 1,000 male adults | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 289.24 per 1,000 male adults | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 282.3 per 1,000 male adults | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 276.76 per 1,000 male adults | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 269.79 per 1,000 male adults | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 263.91 per 1,000 male adults | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 258.59 per 1,000 male adults | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 253.85 per 1,000 male adults | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 249.6 per 1,000 male adults | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 245.78 per 1,000 male adults | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 241.77 per 1,000 male adults | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 238.01 per 1,000 male adults | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 234.54 per 1,000 male adults | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 231.12 per 1,000 male adults | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 227.87 per 1,000 male adults | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 224.71 per 1,000 male adults | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 221.64 per 1,000 male adults | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 218.67 per 1,000 male adults | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 212.02 per 1,000 male adults | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 230.66 per 1,000 male adults | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 208.41 per 1,000 male adults | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 204.31 per 1,000 male adults | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 202.49 per 1,000 male adults | -0.9% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 202.49 per 1,000 male adults is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 224.1 per 1,000 male adults, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 202.49 per 1,000 male adults is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 188.03 per 1,000 male adults, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, adult, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +59.8% | 557.42 per 1,000 male adults | 890.92 per 1,000 male adults |
| 1989 | -42.4% | 803.59 per 1,000 male adults | 463.07 per 1,000 male adults |
| 2000 | -40.9% | 527.17 per 1,000 male adults | 311.69 per 1,000 male adults |
| 1999 | +25.3% | 420.63 per 1,000 male adults | 527.17 per 1,000 male adults |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 586.4 per 1,000 male adults | 557.84 per 1,000 male adults | 612.69 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 716.17 per 1,000 male adults | 531.88 per 1,000 male adults | 893.02 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 792.6 per 1,000 male adults | 463.07 per 1,000 male adults | 855.81 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 442.41 per 1,000 male adults | 417.92 per 1,000 male adults | 527.17 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 280.71 per 1,000 male adults | 253.85 per 1,000 male adults | 311.69 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 233.37 per 1,000 male adults | 218.67 per 1,000 male adults | 249.6 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 211.58 per 1,000 male adults | 202.49 per 1,000 male adults | 230.66 per 1,000 male 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, male in Timor-Leste?
- Mortality rate, adult, male in Timor-Leste was 202.49 per 1,000 male adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 893.02 per 1,000 male adults in 1978.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 202.49 per 1,000 male adults in 2024.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for mortality rate, adult, male?
- Timor-Leste ranks 83rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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, male (per 1,000 male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.