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 179 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.
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 |
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More health data for East Timor
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 13,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 13,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 14,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 14,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 14,781 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 14,541 (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 179 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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About this data
The estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.