According to specialist Gabriel Defert on the basis of statistical data available from the Portuguese and Indonesian authorities, and from the Catholic Church, between December 1975 and December 1981, approximately 308,000 Timorese lost their lives; this constituted about 44% of the pre-invasion population.
Menurut Gabriel Defert, berdasarkan data statistik pemerintah Portugal dan Indonesia serta Gereja Katolik, antara Desember 1975 dan Desember 1981, kurang lebih 300.000 warga Timor tewas; jumlah ini mewakili 44% populasi Timor Leste pra-invasi.