Probability of dying that year, among females in East Timor
East Timor: Probability of dying that year, among females was 3.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying that year, among females in East Timor, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 3.4% for probability of dying that year, among females in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying that year, among females in East Timor peaked at 25.1% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2023.
East Timor ranks 30th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Probability of dying that year, among females in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 25.1% | — |
| 1951 | 24.8% | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 24.5% | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 24.3% | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 24.0% | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 23.7% | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 23.5% | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 23.2% | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 22.9% | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 22.6% | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 22.3% | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 22.0% | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 21.7% | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 21.3% | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 21.0% | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 20.6% | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 20.2% | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 19.8% | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 19.5% | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 19.1% | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 18.7% | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 18.3% | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 18.0% | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 17.6% | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 19.0% | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 23.1% | +21.7% |
| 1976 | 21.7% | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 22.6% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 24.6% | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 23.4% | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 18.2% | -22.3% |
| 1981 | 17.4% | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 16.6% | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 16.3% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 14.9% | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 15.0% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 14.7% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 13.9% | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 13.8% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 13.5% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 13.3% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 12.7% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 11.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 11.1% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | -36.2% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -3.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 3.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 3.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2%, 2.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying that year, among females 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 | -36.2% | 11.4% | 7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.9% | 22.6% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.8% | 19.1% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.7% | 17.6% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 13.5% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 11.0% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More gender data for East Timor
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 462.75 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4702 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,057 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,057 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 14,172 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 15,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 14,127 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying that year, among females in East Timor?
- Probability of dying that year, among females in East Timor was 3.4% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for probability of dying that year, among females?
- East Timor ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying that year, among females rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying that year, among females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.