Mortality rates age 25 by sex in East Timor
East Timor: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.1978 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in East Timor, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.1978 for mortality rates age 25 by sex 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 age 25 by sex in East Timor peaked at 5.25 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.1978, 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 age 25 by sex in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.45 | — |
| 1951 | 1.44 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 1.42 | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 1.41 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 1.39 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 1.38 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 1.36 | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 1.35 | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 1.33 | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 1.31 | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 1.29 | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 1.27 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 1.25 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 1.23 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 1.21 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 1.19 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 1.16 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 1.14 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.12 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 1.09 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 1.07 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 1.05 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 1.03 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 1.01 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 1.07 | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 5.25 | +389.2% |
| 1976 | 5.15 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 5.14 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 5.17 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 5.04 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 4.74 | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 4.65 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 4.58 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 4.5 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 4.38 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 4.31 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 4.23 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 4.12 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 4.05 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.814 | -79.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7566 | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7794 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7429 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7266 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6846 | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6947 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6854 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.69 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6888 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.26 | +83.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4141 | -67.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3979 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3809 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3651 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3505 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3391 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3246 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3124 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3017 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2922 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2838 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2764 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2683 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2609 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.254 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2474 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2412 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2352 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2294 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2239 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2 | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2103 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2053 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1978 | -3.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.1978 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2668, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.1978 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1654, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 25 by sex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +389.2% | 1.07 | 5.25 |
| 1999 | +83.4% | 0.6888 | 1.26 |
| 1989 | -79.9% | 4.05 | 0.814 |
| 2000 | -67.2% | 1.26 | 0.4141 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.38 | 1.31 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 1.09 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.1 | 1.01 | 5.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.04 | 0.814 | 4.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7712 | 0.6846 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3478 | 0.2922 | 0.4141 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.252 | 0.2239 | 0.2838 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2034 | 0.1978 | 0.2103 | 4 |
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 rates age 25 by sex in East Timor?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in East Timor was 0.1978 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 5.25 in 1975.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1978 in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- East Timor ranks 75th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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