Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in East Timor
East Timor: Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth was 1.05 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in East Timor, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 1.05 for gender ratio in life expectancy at birth 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, gender ratio in life expectancy at birth 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.
Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth 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% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.05 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.07, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.05 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +38.4% | 1.08 | 1.49 |
| 1989 | -28.1% | 1.48 | 1.07 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in East Timor?
- Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in East Timor was 1.05 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratio in life expectancy at birth recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 in 1984.
- What is the lowest gender ratio in life expectancy at birth recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for gender ratio in life expectancy at birth?
- East Timor ranks 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender ratio in life expectancy at birth 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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