Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in East Timor
East Timor: Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 28.34 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-24 in East Timor, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 15-24 in East Timor is 28.34, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in East Timor peaked at 65.4 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.27, in 2008.
That places East Timor 11th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.78 | — |
| 1991 | 34.59 | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 35.32 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 37.1 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 37.62 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 40.43 | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 40.98 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 40.96 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 40.67 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 65.4 | +60.8% |
| 2000 | 21.24 | -67.5% |
| 2001 | 18.42 | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 16 | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 14.05 | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 12.53 | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 11.45 | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 10.72 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 10.33 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 10.27 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.56 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 11.28 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 12.48 | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 14.26 | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 16.71 | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 20.01 | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 23.69 | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 26.94 | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 28.86 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 29.61 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 29.77 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 29.65 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 29.33 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 29.01 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 28.55 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 28.34 | -0.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 28.34 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.31, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 28.34 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.06, 3.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) 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 | -67.5% | 65.4 | 21.24 |
| 1999 | +60.8% | 40.67 | 65.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.39 | 30.78 | 65.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.56 | 10.27 | 21.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.36 | 11.28 | 29.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.98 | 28.34 | 29.65 | 5 |
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 mortality rate age 15-24 in East Timor?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in East Timor was 28.34 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4 in 1999.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.27 in 2008.
- How does East Timor rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- East Timor ranks 11th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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