Inequality in life expectancy in East Timor
East Timor: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.2221 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy in East Timor, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.2221 for inequality in life expectancy in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in East Timor peaked at 0.2949 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2221, in 2023.
East Timor ranks 35th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2689 | 0.2449 | 0.2949 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2305 | 0.2221 | 0.2382 | 4 |
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More health data for East Timor
- 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 based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 13,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 13,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 14,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 14,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 14,781 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 14,541 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy in East Timor?
- Inequality in life expectancy in East Timor was 0.2221 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2949 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2221 in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- East Timor ranks 35th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.