Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in East Timor
East Timor: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 67.9 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in East Timor, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in East Timor stood at 67.9 years. 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, total in East Timor peaked at 67.9 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.93 years, in 1978.
East Timor ranks 169th 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, total (years) (Life World Population) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.4 years | — |
| 1961 | 32.8 years | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 33.22 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 33.66 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 34.15 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 34.65 years | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 35.17 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 35.7 years | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 36.24 years | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 36.8 years | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 37.36 years | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 37.91 years | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 38.44 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 38.97 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 36.45 years | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 24.31 years | -33.3% |
| 1976 | 25.86 years | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 24.88 years | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 22.93 years | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 24.17 years | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 30.2 years | +24.9% |
| 1981 | 31.25 years | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 32.25 years | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 32.69 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 34.47 years | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 34.34 years | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 34.76 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 35.97 years | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 36.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 44.8 years | +24.3% |
| 1990 | 45.19 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 45.08 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 46.19 years | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 47.01 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 47.86 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 47.54 years | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 48.26 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 48.97 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 48.58 years | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 45.25 years | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 58.1 years | +28.4% |
| 2001 | 58.77 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 59.48 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 60.13 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 60.74 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 61.27 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 61.88 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 62.4 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 62.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 63.27 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 63.66 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 64.02 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 64.38 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 64.72 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 65.03 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 65.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 65.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 65.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 66.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 66.92 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 66.2 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 67.37 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 67.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 67.9 years | +0.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 67.9 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.9 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 67.9 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99 years, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) 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 | -33.3% | 36.45 years | 24.31 years |
| 2000 | +28.4% | 45.25 years | 58.1 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.48 years | 32.4 years | 36.8 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.13 years | 22.93 years | 38.97 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.68 years | 30.2 years | 44.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.99 years | 45.08 years | 48.97 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.89 years | 58.1 years | 63.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.13 years | 63.66 years | 66.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.22 years | 66.2 years | 67.9 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)
- 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, total in East Timor?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in East Timor was 67.9 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.93 years in 1978.
- How does East Timor rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- East Timor ranks 169th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.