Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years (per 1,000) in East Timor
East Timor: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years (per 1,000) was 17.6 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in East Timor, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in East Timor is 17.6 per 1,000, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in East Timor peaked at 44.5 per 1,000 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10 per 1,000, in 2008.
East Timor ranks 13th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years (per 1,000) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.3 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 32.2 per 1,000 | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 31.5 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 31.4 per 1,000 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 31.2 per 1,000 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 33.2 per 1,000 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 32.7 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 31.9 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 32.8 per 1,000 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 44.5 per 1,000 | +35.7% |
| 2000 | 15.9 per 1,000 | -64.3% |
| 2001 | 14.5 per 1,000 | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 13.3 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 12.3 per 1,000 | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 11.5 per 1,000 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 10.9 per 1,000 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 10.4 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 10.1 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 10 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 10 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.3 per 1,000 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 10.8 per 1,000 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 11.6 per 1,000 | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 12.8 per 1,000 | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 14.5 per 1,000 | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 16.4 per 1,000 | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 18.1 per 1,000 | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 19.1 per 1,000 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 19.3 per 1,000 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 18.7 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 18.3 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 17.9 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 17.6 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 17.6 per 1,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8 per 1,000, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 17.6 per 1,000 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.8 per 1,000, 3.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years (per 1,000) 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 | -64.3% | 44.5 per 1,000 | 15.9 per 1,000 |
| 1999 | +35.7% | 32.8 per 1,000 | 44.5 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.17 per 1,000 | 30.3 per 1,000 | 44.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.89 per 1,000 | 10 per 1,000 | 15.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.22 per 1,000 | 10.3 per 1,000 | 19.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3 per 1,000 | 17.6 per 1,000 | 19 per 1,000 | 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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in East Timor?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in East Timor was 17.6 per 1,000 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5 per 1,000 in 1999.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 per 1,000 in 2008.
- How does East Timor rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years?
- East Timor ranks 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 10-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 10, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.