Health in Dili, Timor-Leste: official figures
In the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey, 83.2% of births in the five years before the survey in Dili took place in a health facility. It ranks as the highest of 13 municipalities, against 48.5% for Timor-Leste as a whole.
How many births are attended by a skilled provider in Dili?
In the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey, 85.0% of births in Dili were assisted by a skilled provider (doctor, nurse, midwife or assistant nurse). It ranks as the highest of 13 municipalities, against 56.7% for Timor-Leste as a whole.
Source: General Directorate of Statistics and Ministry of Health of Timor-Leste, with ICF (DHS Program) · saved copyHow many pregnant women get antenatal care in Dili?
In the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey, 92.9% of women in Dili who had a recent birth received antenatal care from a skilled provider. It ranks as the highest of 13 municipalities, against 84.4% for Timor-Leste as a whole.
Source: General Directorate of Statistics and Ministry of Health of Timor-Leste, with ICF (DHS Program) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Dili?
The 2016 Demographic and Health Survey puts infant mortality in Dili at 24 per 1,000 live births, measured over the ten years before the survey. It ranks as the 2nd lowest of 13 municipalities.
Source: General Directorate of Statistics and Ministry of Health of Timor-Leste, with ICF (DHS Program) · saved copyWhat is the child mortality rate in Dili?
The 2016 Demographic and Health Survey puts under-five mortality in Dili at 37 per 1,000 live births, measured over the ten years before the survey. It ranks as the 7th highest of 13 municipalities.
Source: General Directorate of Statistics and Ministry of Health of Timor-Leste, with ICF (DHS Program) · saved copyWhat is the fertility rate in Dili?
The total fertility rate in Dili was 3.6 children per woman in the three years before the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey. It ranks as the lowest of 13 municipalities, against 4.2 children per woman for Timor-Leste as a whole.
Source: General Directorate of Statistics and Ministry of Health of Timor-Leste, with ICF (DHS Program) · saved copyHow many women use modern contraception in Dili?
In the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey, 23.9% of currently married women aged 15 to 49 in Dili were using a modern contraceptive method. It ranks as the 7th highest of 13 municipalities, against 24.1% for Timor-Leste as a whole.
Source: General Directorate of Statistics and Ministry of Health of Timor-Leste, with ICF (DHS Program) · saved copyHow many hospitals and health centres are there in Dili?
In 2023 Dili had 1 hospital, 6 community health centres, 24 health posts and 18 SISCa community health service points in the public system, plus 8 private clinics (Ministry of Health HIMS data published by INETL).
Source: National Statistics Institute of Timor-Leste (INETL, I.P.), from Ministry of Education EMIS, Ministry of Health HIMS and the Agriculture Census 2019 · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Dili?
Health staff records for 2023 list 300 doctors, 442 nurses and 172 midwives working in the community health centres and hospitals of Dili. Per 10,000 residents (2022 census population) that is 9.2 doctors, the highest of 13 municipalities (Timor-Leste: 7.2).
Source: National Statistics Institute of Timor-Leste (INETL, I.P.), from Ministry of Education EMIS, Ministry of Health HIMS and the Agriculture Census 2019 · saved copyHow Dili compares with other capital municipalities
Births in a health facility (2016)
Dili ranks 1 of 13, highest first. Share of births in the five years before the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey that took place in a health facility.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dili | 83.2% |
| 2 | Aileu | 59.4% |
| 3 | Lautém | 53.4% |
| 4 | Baucau | 51.9% |
| 5 | Cova Lima | 47.3% |
| 6 | Manatuto | 46.9% |
| 7 | Bobonaro | 44.6% |
Children under five who are stunted (2016)
Dili ranks 10 of 13, highest first. Share of children under five more than two standard deviations below the median height-for-age (2016 Demographic and Health Survey).
| Rank | Region | Children under five who are stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Liquiçá | 47.2% |
| 8 | Aileu | 46.0% |
| 9 | Manatuto | 45.6% |
| 10 | Dili | 42.2% |
| 11 | Lautém | 40.5% |
| 12 | Manufahi | 37.9% |
| 13 | Ermera | 29.0% |
Doctors per 10,000 residents (2023)
Dili ranks 1 of 13, highest first. Doctors in community health centres and hospitals (Ministry of Health HIMS, 2023) per 10,000 residents counted in the 2022 census. Atauro is counted with Dili in the staff records.
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dili | 9.2 |
| 2 | Manatuto | 8.5 |
| 3 | Baucau | 8.5 |
| 4 | Lautém | 7.7 |
| 5 | Oecusse | 7.4 |
| 6 | Viqueque | 7.1 |
| 7 | Aileu | 7.0 |
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Sources
- General Directorate of Statistics and Ministry of Health of Timor-Leste, with ICF (DHS Program): Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey 2016, Final Report (municipality tables), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5b18945332c9…)
- National Statistics Institute of Timor-Leste (INETL, I.P.), from Ministry of Education EMIS, Ministry of Health HIMS and the Agriculture Census 2019: Timor-Leste in Numbers 2023 (schools, health facilities and staff, agriculture census tables by municipality), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b424ff847790…)
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