Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in East Timor
East Timor: Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical was 430,792 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in East Timor, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 430,792 for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in East Timor peaked at 1.36 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 430,792, in 2024.
East Timor ranks 77th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.10 million | — |
| 2011 | 1.13 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.21 million | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 1.10 million | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 1.11 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.17 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.28 million | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 1.29 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.33 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.36 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 464,413 | -65.9% |
| 2022 | 438,316 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 438,316 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 430,792 | -1.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 430,792 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.21 million, 20% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 430,792 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 109,449, 3.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -65.9% | 1.36 million | 464,413 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.19 million | 1.10 million | 1.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 626,723 | 430,792 | 1.36 million | 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 number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in East Timor?
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in East Timor was 430,792 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 430,792 in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical?
- East Timor ranks 77th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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