Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in East Timor
East Timor: Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy was 67.69 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
67.69 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
186th
of 236 countries
All-time high
67.69 years
in 2023
All-time low
22.93 years
in 1978
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in East Timor, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in East Timor stood at 67.69 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in East Timor peaked at 67.69 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.93 years, in 1978.
East Timor ranks 186th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in East Timor, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 29.16 years | — |
| 1951 | 29.46 years | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 29.76 years | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 30.07 years | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 30.37 years | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 30.67 years | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 30.98 years | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 31.3 years | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 31.66 years | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 32.02 years | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 32.4 years | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 32.8 years | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 33.22 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 33.66 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 34.15 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 34.65 years | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 35.17 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 35.7 years | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 36.24 years | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 36.8 years | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 37.36 years | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 37.91 years | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 38.44 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 38.97 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 36.45 years | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 24.31 years | -33.3% |
| 1976 | 25.86 years | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 24.88 years | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 22.93 years | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 24.17 years | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 30.2 years | +24.9% |
| 1981 | 31.25 years | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 32.25 years | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 32.69 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 34.47 years | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 34.34 years | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 34.76 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 35.97 years | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 36.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 44.8 years | +24.3% |
| 1990 | 45.19 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 45.08 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 46.19 years | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 47.01 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 47.86 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 47.54 years | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 48.26 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 48.97 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 48.58 years | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 45.25 years | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 58.1 years | +28.4% |
| 2001 | 58.77 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 59.48 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 60.13 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 60.74 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 61.27 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 61.88 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 62.4 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 62.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 63.27 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 63.66 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 64.02 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 64.38 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 64.72 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 65.03 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 65.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 65.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 65.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 66.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 66.92 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 66.2 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 67.37 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 67.69 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.55 years | 29.16 years | 32.02 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 34.48 years | 32.4 years | 36.8 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.13 years | 22.93 years | 38.97 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.68 years | 30.2 years | 44.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.99 years | 45.08 years | 48.97 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.89 years | 58.1 years | 63.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.13 years | 63.66 years | 66.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.04 years | 66.2 years | 67.69 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in East Timor?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in East Timor was 67.69 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 67.69 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.93 years in 1978.
- How does East Timor rank for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy?
- East Timor ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.