Life expectation at birth by sex in East Timor
East Timor: Life expectation at birth by sex was 69.44 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectation at birth by sex in East Timor, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectation at birth by sex in East Timor is 69.44, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectation at birth by sex in East Timor peaked at 69.44 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.24, in 1978.
That places East Timor 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectation at birth by sex in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 30.59 | — |
| 1951 | 30.9 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 31.21 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 31.52 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 31.83 | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 32.14 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 32.45 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 32.79 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 33.14 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 33.5 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 33.88 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 34.28 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 34.69 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 35.14 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 35.63 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 36.13 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 36.65 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 37.19 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 37.73 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 38.3 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 38.87 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 39.42 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 39.96 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 40.49 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 37.89 | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 30.55 | -19.4% |
| 1976 | 32.5 | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 30.99 | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 28.24 | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 29.73 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 37.59 | +26.4% |
| 1981 | 38.83 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 40.16 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 40.72 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 43.05 | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 42.79 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 43.26 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 44.8 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 44.81 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 46.3 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 46.57 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 46.57 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 47.7 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 48.56 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 49.37 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 49.12 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 49.92 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 50.76 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 50.39 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 48.72 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 59.65 | +22.4% |
| 2001 | 60.36 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 61.08 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 61.74 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 62.36 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 62.92 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 63.54 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 64.05 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 64.51 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 64.91 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 65.34 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 65.74 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 66.1 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 66.43 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.74 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 67.03 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 67.31 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 67.61 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 67.96 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 68.28 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 68.87 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 67.96 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 69.13 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 69.44 | +0.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 69.44 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 70.48, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 69.44 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.84, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectation at birth by sex in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +26.4% | 29.73 | 37.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32.01 | 30.59 | 33.5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 35.96 | 33.88 | 38.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.86 | 28.24 | 40.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.23 | 37.59 | 46.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.77 | 46.57 | 50.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.51 | 59.65 | 64.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.85 | 65.34 | 68.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.85 | 67.96 | 69.44 | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 194 Tanzania 69.78 compare
- 195 Sudan 69.63 compare
- 196 South Africa 69.6 compare
- 198 Fiji 69.36 compare
- 199 Marshall Islands 69.33 compare
- 200 Papua New Guinea 69.08 compare
More population data for East Timor
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2427 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2427 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5654 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.238 (2100)
- Population density 132.68 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 97,537 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.238 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.4267 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in East Timor?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in East Timor was 69.44 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 69.44 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.24 in 1978.
- How does East Timor rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- East Timor ranks 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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