Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in East Timor
East Timor: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases was 430,792 Number of people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in East Timor, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Number of people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in East Timor is 430,792 Number of people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in East Timor peaked at 1.36 million Number of people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 430,792 Number of people, in 2024.
East Timor ranks 73rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Number of people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.10 million Number of people | — |
| 2011 | 1.13 million Number of people | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.21 million Number of people | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 1.10 million Number of people | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 1.11 million Number of people | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million Number of people | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.17 million Number of people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.28 million Number of people | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 1.29 million Number of people | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.33 million Number of people | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.36 million Number of people | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 464,413 Number of people | -65.9% |
| 2022 | 438,316 Number of people | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 438,316 Number of people | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 430,792 Number of people | -1.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 430,792 Number of people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.59 million Number of people, 17% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 430,792 Number of people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 109,449 Number of people, 3.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -65.9% | 1.36 million Number of people | 464,413 Number of people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.19 million Number of people | 1.10 million Number of people | 1.33 million Number of people | 10 |
| 2020s | 626,723 Number of people | 430,792 Number of people | 1.36 million Number of people | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 249.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in East Timor?
- Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in East Timor was 430,792 Number of people in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 million Number of people in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 430,792 Number of people in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases?
- East Timor ranks 73rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of people requiring medical treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).