Sex ratio in life expectancy in East Timor
East Timor: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.05 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.05
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
195th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.51
in 1984
All-time low
1.05
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in East Timor, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 1.05 for sex ratio in life expectancy in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in East Timor peaked at 1.51 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 2023.
East Timor ranks 195th 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 ratio in life expectancy in East Timor, 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 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 16,348 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 15,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 15,503 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in East Timor?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in East Timor 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 recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 in 1984.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- East Timor ranks 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.