Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in East Timor
East Timor: Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality was 0.1491 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1491
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
48th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5561
in 1978
All-time low
0.1491
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in East Timor, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in East Timor stood at 0.1491. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in East Timor peaked at 0.5561 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.1491, in 2023.
East Timor ranks 48th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5291 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5258 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.5226 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 0.5194 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 0.5162 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.513 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.5097 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.5062 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.5026 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.4989 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.495 | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 0.491 | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.4868 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4823 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4773 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4722 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.467 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4617 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4562 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4506 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.445 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4395 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4342 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4289 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4561 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5298 | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5086 | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5254 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5561 | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5399 | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4554 | -15.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4428 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4294 | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.424 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4005 | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4034 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3989 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3834 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3834 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3718 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3694 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3691 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3579 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.349 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.341 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3436 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3356 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3274 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3312 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3448 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2408 | -30.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2341 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2272 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.221 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2152 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2098 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2038 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.199 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1946 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1908 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1867 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1829 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1796 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1765 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1736 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1709 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1683 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1656 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1624 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1594 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1555 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1567 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1519 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1491 | -1.8% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.1491 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1501, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.1491 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1119, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -30.2% | 0.3448 | 0.2408 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5144 | 0.4989 | 0.5291 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.474 | 0.4506 | 0.495 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4864 | 0.4289 | 0.5561 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4093 | 0.3718 | 0.4554 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3469 | 0.3274 | 0.3694 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2136 | 0.1908 | 0.2408 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1726 | 0.1594 | 0.1867 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1533 | 0.1491 | 0.1567 | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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 versus gini lifespan inequality in East Timor?
- Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in East Timor was 0.1491 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5561 in 1978.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1491 in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality?
- East Timor ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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