Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years was 13.9 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Timor-Leste, 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 Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste peaked at 24.9 per 1,000 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.7 per 1,000, in 2007.
That places Timor-Leste 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 in Timor-Leste, 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% |
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 Timor-Leste
- 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 Timor-Leste
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,858 (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,943 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 114,798 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Timor-Leste?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- 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 Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 per 1,000 in 2007.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Timor-Leste ranks 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.