Remaining life expectancy at different ages in East Timor
East Timor: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 67.69 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in East Timor, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages in East Timor stood at 67.69 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in East Timor peaked at 67.69 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.93 years, in 1978.
That places East Timor 186th out of 236 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.55 years | 29.16 years | 32.02 years | 10 |
| 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 | 67.04 years | 66.2 years | 67.69 years | 4 |
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More health data for East Timor
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 13,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 13,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 14,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 14,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 14,781 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 14,541 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in East Timor?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in East Timor was 67.69 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 67.69 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.93 years in 1978.
- How does East Timor rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- East Timor ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.