2009–10 Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey (TLDHS) The 2009–10 Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey (TLDHS) provides up-to-date information on the population and health situation in Timor-Leste. The 2009–10 TLDHS is the second national demographic and health survey conducted in the country.

The survey is based on a nationally representative sample. It provides estimates for rural and urban areas of the country and for each of the 13 districts. The survey also included anemia testing.

Coverage Households interviewed 11,463Women (age 15–49) interviewed 13,137Men (age 15–54) interviewed 4,076

Response ratesHouseholds interviewed 98%Women interviewed 95%Men interviewed 92%

4.4

7.4 7.8

5.7

TFR for women for the 3-year period before the survey

1997 IDHS

2002 MICS

2003 DHS

2009-10 TLDHS

Trends in Fertility

27

710

2022

25

7 7

14

21

1997 IDHS

2002 MICS

2003 DHS

2007 TLSLS

2009-10 TLDHS

Any method Any modern method

Percent of currently married women

Trends in Contraceptive Use

Lautem6.7

Ermera6.6

Liquiçá5.5

Dili4.6

Aileu5.6 5.5

Baucau

Viqueque5.6

Oecussi6.6 Covalima

4.4

Bobonaro6.0

Ainaro7.2

Timor- Leste5.7

TFR for women age 15-49 for the 3-year period before the survey

Total Fertility Rate

Manatuto 5.5

Manufahi5.9

*Currently married fecund women who want to postpone their next birth for two or more years or who want to stop childbearing altogether but are not using a contraceptive method

Percent of currently married women age 15-49 with an unmet need for family planning*

Unmet Need for Family Planning

Lautem28%

Manufahi22%

Ermera23%

Liquiçá29%

Dili29%

Aileu30%

Manatuto27%

Baucau35%

Viqueque31%

Oecussi Covalima17%

Bobonaro42%

Ainaro43%

Timor-Leste31%

40%

Percent of women and men age 15-49 who are literateLiteracy of Respondents

68 62

89

84 79 75

Total RuralUrban

Women Men

Women marry at a median age of 20.9 and have their first birth at a

median age of 22.4.

2009-10 Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey

Fact Sheet

Timor-Leste

For additional information on the results of the 2009–10 Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey, please contact:

In Timor-Leste:National Statistics Directorate, P.O. Box 10Timor-LesteTelephone: (977-1) 670-3339527Internet: www.dne.mof.gov.tl.

In USA:MEASURE DHS, ICF Macro11785 Beltsville DriveCalverton, MD 20705 USATelephone: 301-572-0200Fax: 301-572-0999Website: www.measuredhs.com

The 2009-10 Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Sur-vey (TLDHS) was implemented by the National Statistics Directorate of the Directorate General for Analysis and Research of the Ministry of Finance, under the aegis of the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Timor-Leste. ICF Mac-ro, an ICF International company, provided technical assistance through every phase of the survey through the USAID-funded MEASURE DHS programme. Finan-cial support was provided by USAID, the Government of Australia (AusAID), the Government of Ireland (Irish AID), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Fund (UNDP), and the World Health Organization (WHO). UNFPA provided logistical, administrative, and technical assistance.

4539

4541

3441

Children under five Women 15-49Women 15-49 Women 15-49Pregnant women 15-49 Women 15-49

Any net ITN

Percent who slept under a mosquito netthe night before the survey

Use of Mosquito Nets

Percent who know HIV can be prevented by:

3036

26

4549

33

Women 15-49 Men 15-49

Usingcondoms

Limiting sexualintercourse to one

uninnfected partner

Abstaining fromsexual

intercourse

Knowledge of HIV Prevention Methods

Percent of ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever experienced physical or sexual violence committed by their husband/partner

Women’s Experience with Spousal Physical or Sexual Violence

Timor-Leste35%

Lautem56%

Manufahi78%

Ermera16%

Liquiçá25%

Dili46%

Manatuto11%

Viqueque26%

Oecussi Covalima45%

Ainaro12%55%

Baucau31%Aileu

27%

Bobonaro23%

2009-10 Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey

Percent of women age 15-49 who are thin (BMI <18.5)

Timor-Leste27% Lautem

28%

Manufahi30%

Ermera31%

Liquiçá33%

Dili22%

Aileu21%

Manatuto21%

Baucau17%

Viqueque27%

Oecussi Covalima31%

Bobonaro40%

Ainaro21%36%

Percent of women age 15-49 with any anemia (<12.0 g/dl for not pregnant,

<11.0 g/dl for pregnant)

Prevalence of Anemia: Women

Timor-Leste21%

Lautem26%

Manufahi13%

Ermera21%

Liquiçá21%

Dili17%

Aileu28%

Manatuto33%

Baucau17%

Viqueque25%

Oecussi23%

Covalima25%

Bobonaro26%

Ainaro10%

17

53

12

534649

12

52

Percent of children under age 5

Stunted(too short for age)

2002 MICS 2003 DHS

Wasted (too thin for height)

Underweight (too thin for age)

2009-10 TLDHS

Note: Data for the 2009-10 TLDHS are recalculated using the NCHS/CDC/WHO

47

Trends in Nutritional Status of Children

86

3022

Maternal Health CarePercent of women with a live birth in the past 5 years

Received antenatal care from a skilled

provider*

Received delivery care from a skilled

provider*

Delivered in a health facility

*Skilled provider includes doctor, nurse, midwife, or assistant nurse

56

5

1827

46

17

59

18

**

23

Percent of children 12-23 monthsFully immunized

1997 IDHS

2002 MICS

2003* DHS

2007* TLSLS

2009-10* TLDHS

*Includes four doses of polio; **Unavailable

Trends in Immunization Coverage

No vaccinations

25 5833

12 7

15

19

4530

Stunted(too short for age)

Wasted(too thin for height)

Underweight(too thin for age)

Note: Based on the new WHO Child Growth Standards

Percent of children under 5Nutritional Status of Children

Moderate Severe

i

Prevalence of Anemia: Children

Timor-Leste38%

Percent of children 6-59 monthswith any anemia (<11.0 g/dl)

Ermera15%

Aileu40%

Manufahi38%

Ainaro31%

Covalima36%

Bobonaro44%

Oecussi45%

Liquiçá41%

Dili25%

Manatuto68%

Baucau51%

Viqueque44%

Lautem46%

The maternal mortality ratio in Timor-Leste is 557 deaths

per 100,000 live births.

Lautem98

Manufahi86

Ermera102

Liquiçá101

Dili60

Aileu76

Manatuto69

Baucau42

Viqueque77

Oecussi92 Covalima

95

Bobonaro

85

Ainaro97

Under-5 Mortality

Timor-Leste64

Deaths per 1,000 live births for the 10-year period before the survey

(national rate is for the 5-yearperiod before the survey)

Maternal and Child Health

Nutrition

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