Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.05 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Timor-Leste, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Timor-Leste is 1.05, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Timor-Leste peaked at 1.51 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 2023.
That places Timor-Leste 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.1 | — |
| 1951 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.49 | +38.4% |
| 1976 | 1.5 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.49 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.46 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.47 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.51 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1.51 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.51 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.51 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.51 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.5 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.49 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.49 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.48 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.07 | -28.1% |
| 1990 | 1.06 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.15 | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 1.05 | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.05 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.28 | 1.08 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 | 1.07 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Timor-Leste?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Timor-Leste was 1.05 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 in 1984.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2023.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Timor-Leste ranks 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.