Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) in East Timor
East Timor: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) was 13.9 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in East Timor, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in East Timor stood at 13.9 per 1,000.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in East Timor peaked at 24.9 per 1,000 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.7 per 1,000, in 2007.
That places East Timor 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 15-19 years (per 1,000) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.5 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 15 per 1,000 | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 15.3 per 1,000 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 16 per 1,000 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 16.3 per 1,000 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 17.5 per 1,000 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 17.6 per 1,000 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 17.4 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 17.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 24.9 per 1,000 | +43.1% |
| 2000 | 9.1 per 1,000 | -63.5% |
| 2001 | 8 per 1,000 | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 6.1 per 1,000 | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 5.1 per 1,000 | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.9 per 1,000 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 5.3 per 1,000 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 6 per 1,000 | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 6.9 per 1,000 | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 8.2 per 1,000 | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 10 per 1,000 | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 12 per 1,000 | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 13.8 per 1,000 | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 14.8 per 1,000 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 15.2 per 1,000 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 15.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 14.7 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 14.4 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 14.1 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 13.9 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 13.9 per 1,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.2 per 1,000, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 13.9 per 1,000 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.9 per 1,000, 3.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 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 | -63.5% | 24.9 per 1,000 | 9.1 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.09 per 1,000 | 13.5 per 1,000 | 24.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.99 per 1,000 | 4.7 per 1,000 | 9.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.74 per 1,000 | 5.3 per 1,000 | 15.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.42 per 1,000 | 13.9 per 1,000 | 15 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 3 Sudan 15.4 per 1,000 compare
- 4 South Sudan 15.3 per 1,000 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 14.3 per 1,000 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 13.9 per 1,000 compare
- 8 Chad 13.5 per 1,000 compare
- 9 Guinea 11.9 per 1,000 compare
More education data for East Timor
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.12 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,182 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 140 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,267 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,390 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in East Timor?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in East Timor was 13.9 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9 per 1,000 in 1999.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 per 1,000 in 2007.
- How does East Timor rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- East Timor ranks 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.