Tuberculosis case fatality rate in East Timor
East Timor: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 16 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in East Timor, 2002–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 16 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 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 32 | — |
| 2003 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 27 | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 18 | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 17 | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 14 | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 18 | +80.0% |
| 2021 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 7 | -63.2% |
| 2023 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 16 | +220.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 16 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 16 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 | 16 |
| 2020 | +80.0% | 10 | 18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27 | 18 | 32 | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.9 | 10 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 | 5 | 19 | 5 |
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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 tuberculosis case fatality rate in East Timor?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in East Timor was 16 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2002.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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