Tuberculosis case fatality rate in East Timor
East Timor: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 16.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in East Timor, 2002–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 16.0% for tuberculosis case fatality rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 220.0% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in East Timor peaked at 32.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2023.
East Timor ranks 55th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 32.0% | — |
| 2003 | 30.0% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +80.0% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -63.2% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +220.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 16.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 16.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.5%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case fatality rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +220.0% | 5.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020 | +80.0% | 10.0% | 18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.0% | 18.0% | 32.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 10.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 5.0% | 19.0% | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in East Timor?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in East Timor was 16.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- East Timor ranks 55th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.