Mortality rates at age 25 in East Timor
East Timor: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.1978 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rates at age 25 in East Timor, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.1978 deaths per 1,000 people for mortality rates at age 25 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in East Timor peaked at 5.25 deaths per 1,000 people in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.1978 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
East Timor ranks 75th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rates at age 25 in East Timor, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.45 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 1.44 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 1.42 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 1.41 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 1.39 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 1.38 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 1.36 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 1.35 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 1.33 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 1.31 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 1.29 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 1.27 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 1.25 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 1.23 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 1.21 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 1.19 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 1.16 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 1.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.12 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 1.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 1.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 1.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 1.07 deaths per 1,000 people | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 5.25 deaths per 1,000 people | +389.2% |
| 1976 | 5.15 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 5.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 5.17 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 5.04 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 4.74 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 4.65 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 4.58 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 4.5 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 4.38 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 4.31 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 4.23 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 4.12 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 4.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.814 deaths per 1,000 people | -79.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7566 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7794 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7429 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7266 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6846 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6947 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6854 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.69 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6888 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.26 deaths per 1,000 people | +83.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4141 deaths per 1,000 people | -67.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3979 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3809 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3651 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3505 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3391 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3246 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3124 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3017 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2922 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2838 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2764 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2683 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2609 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.254 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2474 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2412 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2352 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2294 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2239 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2 deaths per 1,000 people | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2103 deaths per 1,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2053 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1978 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.814 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7712 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6846 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3478 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2922 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4141 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.252 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2239 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2838 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2034 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1978 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2103 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates at age 25 in East Timor?
- Mortality rates at age 25 in East Timor was 0.1978 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 5.25 deaths per 1,000 people in 1975.
- What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1978 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for mortality rates at age 25?
- East Timor ranks 75th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.