Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in East Timor
East Timor: Life expectancy at birth, female (years) was 69.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in East Timor, 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 East Timor 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 East Timor peaked at 69.67 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.24 years, in 1978.
East Timor ranks 179th of 218 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 (years) in East Timor, 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% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 69.67 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 70.73 years, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 69.67 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.99 years, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +26.4% | 29.73 years | 37.59 years |
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 East Timor
- 176 Tanzania 70 years compare
- 177 Sudan 69.83 years compare
- 178 South Africa 69.79 years compare
- 180 Fiji 69.54 years compare
- 181 Marshall Islands 69.48 years compare
- 182 Papua New Guinea 69.21 years compare
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in East Timor?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in East Timor 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 69.67 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.24 years in 1978.
- How does East Timor rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- East Timor ranks 179th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.