Life expectancy at birth, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Life expectancy at birth, female was 69.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Timor-Leste, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Timor-Leste is 69.67 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 69.67 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.24 years, in 1978.
Timor-Leste ranks 178th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.88 years | — |
| 1961 | 34.28 years | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 34.69 years | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 35.14 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 35.63 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 36.13 years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 36.66 years | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 37.19 years | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 37.73 years | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 38.3 years | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 38.87 years | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 39.42 years | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 39.96 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 40.49 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 37.89 years | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 30.55 years | -19.4% |
| 1976 | 32.5 years | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 30.99 years | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 28.24 years | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 29.73 years | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 37.59 years | +26.4% |
| 1981 | 38.83 years | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 40.16 years | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 40.72 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 43.05 years | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 42.79 years | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 43.26 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 44.8 years | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 44.81 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 46.3 years | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 46.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 46.57 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 47.7 years | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 48.56 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 49.37 years | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 49.12 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 49.92 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 50.76 years | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 50.39 years | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 48.72 years | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 59.65 years | +22.4% |
| 2001 | 60.35 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 61.08 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 61.74 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 62.36 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 62.92 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 63.54 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 64.05 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 64.51 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 64.91 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 65.34 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 65.74 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 66.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 66.43 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.74 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 67.03 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 67.31 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 67.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 67.95 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 68.28 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 68.87 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 67.96 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 69.13 years | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 69.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 69.67 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.96 years | 33.88 years | 38.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.86 years | 28.24 years | 40.49 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.23 years | 37.59 years | 46.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.77 years | 46.57 years | 50.76 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.51 years | 59.65 years | 64.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.85 years | 65.34 years | 68.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.01 years | 67.96 years | 69.67 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 175 Tanzania, United Republic of 70 years compare
- 176 Sudan 69.83 years compare
- 177 South Africa 69.79 years compare
- 179 Fiji 69.54 years compare
- 180 Marshall Islands 69.48 years compare
- 181 Papua New Guinea 69.21 years compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,287 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 16,348 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 16,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 15,503 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Timor-Leste?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Timor-Leste was 69.67 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 69.67 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.24 years in 1978.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 178th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.