Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in East Timor
East Timor: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 2.44 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.44
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
212th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.67
in 1984
All-time low
2.28
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in East Timor, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in East Timor stood at 2.44.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in East Timor peaked at 6.67 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.28, in 1950.
East Timor ranks 212th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.28 | — |
| 1951 | 2.29 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 2.3 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 2.31 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 2.32 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 2.33 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 2.34 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 2.36 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 2.36 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 2.35 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 2.34 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 2.34 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 2.33 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 2.33 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 2.33 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 2.33 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 2.34 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 2.34 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 2.35 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 2.36 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 2.38 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 2.39 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 2.4 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 2.4 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 2.4 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 5.9 | +146.2% |
| 1976 | 6.05 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 5.86 | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 5.55 | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 5.65 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 6.33 | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 6.4 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 6.5 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 6.52 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 6.67 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 6.58 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 6.55 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 6.61 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 6.53 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 2.42 | -63.0% |
| 1990 | 2.35 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 2.39 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.37 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 2.37 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.34 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.4 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 2.45 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.53 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 2.56 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.35 | +30.7% |
| 2000 | 2.34 | -30.2% |
| 2001 | 2.35 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.36 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.37 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.38 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.39 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.39 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.38 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.38 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.37 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.38 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.4 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.4 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.4 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.4 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.41 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.41 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.42 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.44 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.47 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.82 | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 2.44 | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 2.45 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.44 | -0.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 2.44 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.32, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 2.44 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4, 61% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +146.2% | 2.4 | 5.9 |
| 1989 | -63.0% | 6.53 | 2.42 |
| 2000 | -30.2% | 3.35 | 2.34 |
| 1999 | +30.7% | 2.56 | 3.35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.33 | 2.28 | 2.36 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.34 | 2.33 | 2.36 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.1 | 2.38 | 6.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.11 | 2.42 | 6.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.51 | 2.34 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 | 2.34 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 | 2.38 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 | 2.44 | 2.82 | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in East Timor?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in East Timor was 2.44 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 6.67 in 1984.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 in 1950.
- How does East Timor rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- East Timor ranks 212th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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