East Timor vs Uganda: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)

East Timor
67.9 years
in 2024
Uganda
68.49 years
in 2024
East Timor rank
169th
Uganda rank
167th

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time

  • East Timor
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 68.49 years against 67.9 years in East Timor, a difference of 0.59 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.

East Timor ranks 169th and Uganda ranks 167th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Timor Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 34.48 years 47.85 years 13.37 years Uganda
1970s 31.13 years 46.73 years 15.6 years Uganda
1980s 34.68 years 45.09 years 10.41 years Uganda
1990s 46.99 years 47.89 years 0.8948 years Uganda
2000s 60.89 years 54.35 years 6.54 years East Timor
2010s 65.13 years 63.34 years 1.8 years East Timor
2020s 67.22 years 67.45 years 0.239 years Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, East Timor or Uganda?
Uganda, at 68.49 years against 67.9 years in East Timor as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between East Timor and Uganda?
0.59 years, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Uganda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do East Timor and Uganda rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
East Timor ranks 169th and Uganda ranks 167th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.