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Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 66.07 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
66.07 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
183rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
66.07 years
in 2023
All-time low
19.32 years
in 1978
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Timor-Leste, 1950–2023

203040506070195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, by sex in Timor-Leste is 66.07 years, measured in 2023. 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, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Timor-Leste peaked at 66.07 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.32 years, in 1978.

Timor-Leste ranks 183rd 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.

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Timor-Leste, year by year

Year years Change
1950 27.8 years —
1951 28.1 years +1.1%
1952 28.4 years +1.1%
1953 28.7 years +1.1%
1954 29 years +1.0%
1955 29.3 years +1.0%
1956 29.61 years +1.0%
1957 29.92 years +1.1%
1958 30.27 years +1.2%
1959 30.64 years +1.2%
1960 31.02 years +1.3%
1961 31.42 years +1.3%
1962 31.85 years +1.3%
1963 32.29 years +1.4%
1964 32.77 years +1.5%
1965 33.27 years +1.5%
1966 33.79 years +1.6%
1967 34.32 years +1.6%
1968 34.85 years +1.5%
1969 35.4 years +1.6%
1970 35.95 years +1.6%
1971 36.49 years +1.5%
1972 37.02 years +1.4%
1973 37.54 years +1.4%
1974 35.12 years -6.5%
1975 20.46 years -41.7%
1976 21.64 years +5.8%
1977 20.86 years -3.6%
1978 19.32 years -7.4%
1979 20.29 years +5.0%
1980 24.95 years +23.0%
1981 25.75 years +3.2%
1982 26.57 years +3.2%
1983 27 years +1.6%
1984 28.46 years +5.4%
1985 28.48 years +0.1%
1986 28.94 years +1.6%
1987 30 years +3.7%
1988 30.19 years +0.6%
1989 43.37 years +43.7%
1990 43.9 years +1.2%
1991 43.74 years -0.4%
1992 44.85 years +2.5%
1993 45.63 years +1.7%
1994 46.51 years +1.9%
1995 46.14 years -0.8%
1996 46.79 years +1.4%
1997 47.39 years +1.3%
1998 46.99 years -0.8%
1999 42.41 years -9.7%
2000 56.67 years +33.6%
2001 57.31 years +1.1%
2002 58 years +1.2%
2003 58.64 years +1.1%
2004 59.25 years +1.0%
2005 59.74 years +0.8%
2006 60.34 years +1.0%
2007 60.86 years +0.9%
2008 61.33 years +0.8%
2009 61.75 years +0.7%
2010 62.12 years +0.6%
2011 62.45 years +0.5%
2012 62.81 years +0.6%
2013 63.15 years +0.5%
2014 63.46 years +0.5%
2015 63.76 years +0.5%
2016 64.05 years +0.5%
2017 64.32 years +0.4%
2018 64.59 years +0.4%
2019 64.85 years +0.4%
2020 65.14 years +0.4%
2021 64.58 years -0.9%
2022 65.73 years +1.8%
2023 66.07 years +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 29.17 years 27.8 years 30.64 years 10
1960s 33.1 years 31.02 years 35.4 years 10
1970s 28.47 years 19.32 years 37.54 years 10
1980s 29.37 years 24.95 years 43.37 years 10
1990s 45.44 years 42.41 years 47.39 years 10
2000s 59.39 years 56.67 years 61.75 years 10
2010s 63.55 years 62.12 years 64.85 years 10
2020s 65.38 years 64.58 years 66.07 years 4

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 180 Mauritania 66.5 years compare
  2. 181 Sao Tome and Principe 66.24 years compare
  3. 182 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 66.13 years compare
  4. 184 Gabon 65.91 years compare
  5. 185 Rwanda 65.49 years compare
  6. 186 Fiji 65.34 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Timor-Leste?
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Timor-Leste was 66.07 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 66.07 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 19.32 years in 1978.
How does Timor-Leste rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
Timor-Leste ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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