Number of deaths due to disaster in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Number of deaths due to disaster was 7 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths due to disaster in Timor-Leste, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths due to disaster in Timor-Leste stood at 7.
That represents a change of down 79.4% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths due to disaster in Timor-Leste peaked at 34 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2018.
Timor-Leste ranks 111th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths due to disaster in Timor-Leste, 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 | 15 | +275.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | -73.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | +1900.0% |
| 2020 | 12 | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 33 | +175.0% |
| 2022 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 34 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 7 | -79.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.11 | 1 | 20 | 9 |
| 2020s | 23.6 | 7 | 34 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 108 Palau 9 compare
- 108 Trinidad and Tobago 9 compare
- 110 Tajikistan 8 compare
- 111 Benin 7 compare
- 111 Ghana 7 compare
- 111 Romania 7 compare
- 111 Timor-Leste 7 compare
More climate change data for Timor-Leste
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 28.8% (2025)
- Urban population 408,340 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Population, total 1.42 million (2025)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 1.94 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.11 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 0.477 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths due to disaster in Timor-Leste?
- Number of deaths due to disaster in Timor-Leste was 7 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of deaths due to disaster recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 34 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of deaths due to disaster recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2018.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for number of deaths due to disaster?
- Timor-Leste ranks 111th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths due to disaster rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of deaths due to disaster (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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