Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 2.44 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.44 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
212th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.67 years
in 1984
All-time low
2.28 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Timor-Leste, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Timor-Leste stood at 2.44 years.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Timor-Leste peaked at 6.67 years in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.28 years, in 1950.
Timor-Leste 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.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.28 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.29 years | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 2.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 2.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 2.32 years | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 2.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 2.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 2.36 years | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 2.36 years | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 2.35 years | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 2.34 years | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 2.34 years | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 2.33 years | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 2.33 years | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 2.33 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 2.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 2.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 2.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 2.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 2.36 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 2.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 2.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 2.4 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 2.4 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 2.4 years | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 5.9 years | +146.2% |
| 1976 | 6.05 years | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 5.86 years | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 5.55 years | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 5.65 years | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 6.33 years | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 6.4 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 6.5 years | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 6.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 6.67 years | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 6.58 years | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 6.55 years | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 6.61 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 6.53 years | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 2.42 years | -63.0% |
| 1990 | 2.35 years | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 2.39 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.37 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 2.37 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.34 years | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.4 years | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 2.45 years | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.53 years | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 2.56 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.35 years | +30.7% |
| 2000 | 2.34 years | -30.2% |
| 2001 | 2.35 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.36 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.38 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.39 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.38 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.38 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.37 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.38 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.41 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.41 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.42 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.44 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.47 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.82 years | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 2.44 years | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 2.45 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.44 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.33 years | 2.28 years | 2.36 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.34 years | 2.33 years | 2.36 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.1 years | 2.38 years | 6.05 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.11 years | 2.42 years | 6.67 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.51 years | 2.34 years | 3.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 years | 2.34 years | 2.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 years | 2.38 years | 2.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 years | 2.44 years | 2.82 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Timor-Leste?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Timor-Leste was 2.44 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 6.67 years in 1984.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 years in 1950.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Timor-Leste ranks 212th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.