Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Life expectancy vs health expenditure was 67.69 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
67.69
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
179th
of 229 countries
All-time high
67.69
in 2023
All-time low
22.93
in 1978
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Timor-Leste, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 67.69 for life expectancy vs health expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs health expenditure in Timor-Leste peaked at 67.69 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.93, in 1978.
That places Timor-Leste 179th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 29.16 | — |
| 1951 | 29.46 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 29.76 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 30.07 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 30.37 | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 30.67 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 30.98 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 31.3 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 31.66 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 32.02 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 32.4 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 32.8 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 33.22 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 33.66 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 34.15 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 34.65 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 35.17 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 35.7 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 36.24 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 36.8 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 37.36 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 37.91 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 38.44 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 38.97 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 36.45 | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 24.31 | -33.3% |
| 1976 | 25.86 | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 24.88 | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 22.93 | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 24.17 | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 30.2 | +24.9% |
| 1981 | 31.25 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 32.25 | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 32.69 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 34.47 | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 34.34 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 34.76 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 35.97 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 36.05 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 44.8 | +24.3% |
| 1990 | 45.19 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 45.08 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 46.19 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 47.01 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 47.86 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 47.54 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 48.26 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 48.97 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 48.58 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 45.25 | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 58.1 | +28.4% |
| 2001 | 58.77 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 59.48 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 60.13 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 60.74 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 61.27 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 61.88 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 62.4 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 62.86 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 63.27 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 63.66 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 64.02 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 64.38 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 64.72 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 65.03 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 65.33 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 65.61 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 65.9 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.2 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 66.5 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 66.92 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 66.2 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 67.37 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 67.69 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.55 | 29.16 | 32.02 | 10 |
| 1960s | 34.48 | 32.4 | 36.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.13 | 22.93 | 38.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.68 | 30.2 | 44.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.99 | 45.08 | 48.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.89 | 58.1 | 63.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.13 | 63.66 | 66.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.04 | 66.2 | 67.69 | 4 |
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More health data for Timor-Leste
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,287 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- 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 12, female, interpolated 15,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 15,503 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs health expenditure in Timor-Leste?
- Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Timor-Leste was 67.69 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 67.69 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.93 in 1978.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for life expectancy vs health expenditure?
- Timor-Leste ranks 179th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs health expenditure rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs health expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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