Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 59.53 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
59.53
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
125th
of 184 countries
All-time high
60.3
in 2020
All-time low
53.98
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Timor-Leste, 2000–2021

02040602000201020212000: 542001: 54.52002: 55.12003: 55.92004: 56.62005: 57.22006: 57.52007: 57.82008: 58.12009: 58.22010: 58.52011: 58.82012: 592013: 59.12014: 59.22015: 59.52016: 59.72017: 59.82018: 59.92019: 602020: 60.32021: 59.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Timor-Leste recorded 59.53 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Timor-Leste peaked at 60.3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53.98, in 2000.

That places Timor-Leste 125th out of 184 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.

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years) in Timor-Leste, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 53.98
2001 54.52 +1.0%
2002 55.13 +1.1%
2003 55.87 +1.3%
2004 56.58 +1.3%
2005 57.17 +1.1%
2006 57.48 +0.5%
2007 57.82 +0.6%
2008 58.07 +0.4%
2009 58.18 +0.2%
2010 58.53 +0.6%
2011 58.83 +0.5%
2012 59.04 +0.4%
2013 59.13 +0.1%
2014 59.23 +0.2%
2015 59.54 +0.5%
2016 59.72 +0.3%
2017 59.81 +0.1%
2018 59.88 +0.1%
2019 59.97 +0.2%
2020 60.3 +0.5%
2021 59.53 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 122 Nepal 60.2 compare
  2. 123 Honduras 60.05 compare
  3. 124 Myanmar 59.75 compare
  4. 126 Guatemala 59.25 compare
  5. 127 Comoros 59.02 compare
  6. 128 Senegal 58.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Timor-Leste?
Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Timor-Leste was 59.53 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 60.3 in 2020.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 53.98 in 2000.
How does Timor-Leste rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
Timor-Leste ranks 125th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy (hale) 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
196 places, 4,312 data points, 2000–2021
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