Healthy life expectancy at birth in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 59.53 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
59.53
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
126th
of 185 countries
All-time high
60.3
in 2020
All-time low
53.98
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Timor-Leste, 2000β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 59.53 for healthy life expectancy at birth in 2021.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Timor-Leste peaked at 60.3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53.98, in 2000.
That places Timor-Leste 126th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.48 | 53.98 | 58.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.37 | 58.53 | 59.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.91 | 59.53 | 60.3 | 2 |
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More health data for Timor-Leste
- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,287 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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 healthy life expectancy at birth in Timor-Leste?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Timor-Leste was 59.53 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.98 in 2000.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Timor-Leste ranks 126th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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