Health in Oecusse, Timor-Leste: official figures
In the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey, 22.8% of births in the five years before the survey in Oecusse took place in a health facility. It ranks as the 3rd lowest of 13 municipalities, against 48.5% for Timor-Leste as a whole.
How many births are attended by a skilled provider in Oecusse?
In the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey, 33.5% of births in Oecusse were assisted by a skilled provider (doctor, nurse, midwife or assistant nurse). It ranks as the 3rd lowest 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 Oecusse?
In the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey, 88.8% of women in Oecusse who had a recent birth received antenatal care from a skilled provider. It ranks as the 5th 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 Oecusse?
The 2016 Demographic and Health Survey puts infant mortality in Oecusse at 47 per 1,000 live births, measured over the ten years before the survey. It ranks as the 2nd highest 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 Oecusse?
The 2016 Demographic and Health Survey puts under-five mortality in Oecusse at 76 per 1,000 live births, measured over the ten years before the survey. It ranks as the 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 Oecusse?
The total fertility rate in Oecusse was 4.0 children per woman in the three years before the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey. It ranks as the joint 2nd 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 Oecusse?
In the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey, 34.6% of currently married women aged 15 to 49 in Oecusse were using a modern contraceptive method. It ranks as the 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 Oecusse?
In 2023 Oecusse had 1 hospital, 5 community health centres, 20 health posts and 18 SISCa community health service points in the public system, plus no 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 Oecusse?
Health staff records for 2023 list 60 doctors, 73 nurses and 50 midwives working in the community health centres and hospitals of Oecusse. Per 10,000 residents (2022 census population) that is 7.4 doctors, 5th 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 Oecusse compares with other special administrative regions
Births in a health facility (2016)
Oecusse ranks 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bobonaro | 44.6% |
| 8 | Viqueque | 43.1% |
| 9 | Liquiçá | 35.2% |
| 10 | Manufahi | 29.9% |
| 11 | Oecusse | 22.8% |
| 12 | Ainaro | 18.2% |
| 13 | Ermera | 15.4% |
Children under five who are stunted (2016)
Oecusse ranks 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ainaro | 59.8% |
| 2 | Bobonaro | 53.3% |
| 3 | Viqueque | 51.8% |
| 4 | Oecusse | 51.1% |
| 5 | Baucau | 51.0% |
| 6 | Cova Lima | 47.5% |
| 7 | Liquiçá | 47.2% |
Doctors per 10,000 residents (2023)
Oecusse ranks 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Manatuto | 8.5 |
| 3 | Baucau | 8.5 |
| 4 | Lautém | 7.7 |
| 5 | Oecusse | 7.4 |
| 6 | Viqueque | 7.1 |
| 7 | Aileu | 7.0 |
| 8 | Liquiçá | 6.2 |
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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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