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Updated: Jan 19, 2026
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A decade of mental health services in Timor-Leste
1Advisor to the Ministry of Health for Mental Health, Epilepsy and Health Research, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste email zoe.hawkins@doctors.org.uk.
Abstract:
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (East Timor) occupies the eastern half of the island of Timor, which lies north-west of Australia and within the eastern Indonesia archipelago. The population is approximately one million, of whom 45% are below the age of 15. Average life expectancy is 59.5 years and 50% of the population live below the national poverty line of US$0.88 per day. The official languages are Tetun and Portuguese, with Indonesian also used. The majority of the population are Catholic but also hold traditional animist beliefs.
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