Timor-Leste vs Uganda: Life expectancy at birth, total

Timor-Leste
67.9 years
in 2024
Uganda
68.49 years
in 2024
Timor-Leste rank
168th
Uganda rank
166th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Timor-Leste
  • Uganda
203040506070196019922024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 68.49 years against 67.9 years in Timor-Leste, 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.

Timor-Leste ranks 168th and Uganda ranks 166th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste
2010s 65.13 years 63.34 years 1.8 years Timor-Leste
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, Timor-Leste or Uganda?
Uganda, at 68.49 years against 67.9 years in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Timor-Leste and Uganda?
0.59 years, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Uganda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Timor-Leste and Uganda rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Timor-Leste ranks 168th and Uganda ranks 166th of 217 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
265 places, 17,191 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.