Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in East Timor
East Timor: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 66.27 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male 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, male in East Timor is 66.27 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in East Timor peaked at 66.27 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.32 years, in 1978.
That places East Timor 165th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 31.02 years | — |
| 1961 | 31.42 years | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 31.85 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 32.29 years | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 32.77 years | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 33.27 years | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 33.79 years | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 34.32 years | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 34.85 years | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 35.4 years | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 35.95 years | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 36.49 years | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 37.02 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 37.54 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 35.12 years | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 20.46 years | -41.7% |
| 1976 | 21.64 years | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 20.86 years | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 19.32 years | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 20.29 years | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 24.95 years | +23.0% |
| 1981 | 25.75 years | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 26.57 years | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 27 years | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 28.46 years | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 28.48 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 28.94 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 30 years | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 30.19 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 43.37 years | +43.7% |
| 1990 | 43.9 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 43.74 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 44.85 years | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 45.63 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 46.51 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 46.14 years | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 46.79 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 47.39 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 46.99 years | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 42.41 years | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 56.67 years | +33.6% |
| 2001 | 57.31 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 58 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 58.64 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 59.25 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 59.74 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 60.34 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 60.86 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 61.33 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 61.75 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 62.12 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 62.45 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 62.81 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 63.15 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 63.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 63.76 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 64.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 64.32 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 64.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 64.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 65.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 64.58 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 65.73 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 66.07 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 66.27 years | +0.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 66.27 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.46 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 66.27 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69.96 years, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at birth, male (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -41.7% | 35.12 years | 20.46 years |
| 1989 | +43.7% | 30.19 years | 43.37 years |
| 2000 | +33.6% | 42.41 years | 56.67 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.1 years | 31.02 years | 35.4 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.47 years | 19.32 years | 37.54 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.37 years | 24.95 years | 43.37 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.44 years | 42.41 years | 47.39 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.39 years | 56.67 years | 61.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.55 years | 62.12 years | 64.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.56 years | 64.58 years | 66.27 years | 5 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in East Timor?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in East Timor was 66.27 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 66.27 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.32 years in 1978.
- How does East Timor rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- East Timor ranks 165th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male 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, male (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.