Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) in East Timor
East Timor: Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in East Timor, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 74.0% for survival to age 65, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in East Timor peaked at 74.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1978.
East Timor ranks 172nd 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.
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.9% | — |
| 1961 | 22.4% | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 22.9% | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 23.4% | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 24.0% | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 24.6% | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 25.3% | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 26.0% | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 26.6% | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 27.4% | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 28.1% | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 28.8% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 29.6% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 30.2% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 27.1% | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 18.0% | -33.6% |
| 1976 | 20.1% | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 18.5% | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 15.7% | -15.0% |
| 1979 | 17.3% | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 26.0% | +50.4% |
| 1981 | 27.5% | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 29.2% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 29.9% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 32.9% | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 32.7% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 33.3% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 35.3% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 35.4% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 38.4% | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 38.8% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 38.8% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 40.4% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 41.5% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 42.7% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 42.4% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 43.5% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 44.8% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 44.3% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 41.5% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 57.7% | +38.9% |
| 2001 | 58.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 63.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 65.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 68.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 69.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 70.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 71.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 73.1% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | +0.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 74.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 74.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +50.4% | 17.3% | 26.0% |
| 2000 | +38.9% | 41.5% | 57.7% |
| 1975 | -33.6% | 27.1% | 18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.4% | 21.9% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.3% | 15.7% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.1% | 26.0% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 38.8% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.2% | 57.7% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 66.8% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 70.4% | 74.0% | 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in East Timor?
- Survival to age 65, female in East Timor was 74.0% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1978.
- How does East Timor rank for survival to age 65, female?
- East Timor ranks 172nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.