Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters in East Timor
East Timor: Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters was 8 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters in East Timor, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters in East Timor is 8, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.8% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters in East Timor peaked at 44 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2018.
That places East Timor 111th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7 | — |
| 2009 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 2010 | 10 | +150.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 19 | +90.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | -78.9% |
| 2015 | 22 | +450.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | -81.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2019 | 22 | +2100.0% |
| 2020 | 16 | -27.3% |
| 2021 | 44 | +175.0% |
| 2022 | 32 | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 36 | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 8 | -77.8% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.5, 9% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 8 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 88, 9% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +2100.0% | 1 | 22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.11 | 1 | 22 | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.2 | 8 | 44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 109 Palau 9 compare
- 109 Trinidad and Tobago 9 compare
- 111 Benin 8 compare
- 111 Tajikistan 8 compare
- 111 Timor-Leste 8 compare
More climate change data for East Timor
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 934.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 229.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 704.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8677 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 259.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 20.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 239.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters in East Timor?
- Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters in East Timor was 8 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 44 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2018.
- How does East Timor rank for number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters?
- East Timor ranks 111th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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