Spread of the corona virus in East Timor
By January 18th, 2021, 52 infected persons have been reported in the country, but not yet any deaths.The first confirmed infections were reported in March 2020, which is the date of the official notification. An additional 10-14 days are calculated for noticing one's own infection, the doctor's appointment, the laboratory test and, above all, the period from the infection until the first symptoms appear.
The total of 52 infected people represent 0.0040% of the country's total population.

The graph shows the number of infected persons reported per calendar week.
Fatalities have not yet been reported. Due to the current corona pandemic, we update the worldwide case numbers weekly. A list of all infected and dead people by country can be found on our
Corona virus topic page.
Current development
Calendar week | Infected | Deaths |
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02/2021 | 3 | 0 |
01/2021 | 5 | 0 |
53/2020 | 3 | 0 |
52/2020 | 10 | 0 |
51/2020 | 0 | 0 |
50/2020 | 0 | 0 |
49/2020 | 1 | 0 |
48/2020 | 0 | 0 |
47/2020 | 0 | 0 |
46/2020 | 0 | 0 |
Weight and size
| Male | Female |
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Body height | 159 cm | 152 cm |
BMI | 21.2 | 21.2 |
Weight | 53.9 kg | 49.0 kg |
Diseases
| Timor-Leste | Ø worldwide |
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Diabetes * | 6.70% | 8.81% |
Tuberculosis | 0.50% | 0.13% |
Malaria | 0.0% | 5.7% |
HIV / Aids | 0.03% | 0.04% |
* The number of people suffering from diabetes refers only to inhabitants aged between 20 and 79 years.
Child vaccinations
| Timor-Leste | Ø worldwide |
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Measles | 85.0% | 85.7% |
Hepatitis B | 0.08% | 0.09% |
Tetanus | 8.3% | 0.0% |
DTP * | 8.30% | 8.57% |
* DTP is a three times combined basic vaccination against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus, which should be given to children up to the age of 23 months.
In East Timor, 38.2% of all over 15-year-olds are still smokers.
Medical supplies
The medical care provided by doctors and hospitals in East Timor is above average and also exceeds the average achieved in the EU countries. The country provides 5.9 hospital beds per 1000 inhabitants. The global mean here is 2.7 beds. Within the EU, 5.6 beds are available for every 1,000 residents.
With about 931 physicians in East Timor, there are about 0.72 doctors per 1000 inhabitants. Here again the comparison: worldwide this standard is 1.50 physicians per 1000 inhabitants and in the EU even 3.57.
Through medical care, the mortality rate of major known diseases can be reduced as far as possible. For example, only about 20 percent of all people who suffer from cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases or chylomicron retention disease (CRD) currently die.
Sources
Above data correspond to the information of the World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Statistics, UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, Global Health Observatory Data Repository and OECD. The daily case numbers for the spread of the corona virus come from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).