Life Expectancy at Birth in East Timor
East Timor: Life Expectancy at Birth was 67.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in East Timor, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in East Timor is 67.9, measured in 2024. 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 in East Timor peaked at 67.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.93, in 1978.
That places East Timor 167th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.4 | — |
| 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% |
| 2024 | 67.9 | +0.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 67.9 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.85, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 67.9 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life Expectancy at Birth 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 | 24.31 |
| 2000 | +28.4% | 45.25 | 58.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 67.22 | 66.2 | 67.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More gender data for East Timor
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 462.75 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4702 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,057 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,057 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 14,172 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 15,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 14,127 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in East Timor?
- Life expectancy at birth in East Timor was 67.9 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.93 in 1978.
- How does East Timor rank for life expectancy at birth?
- East Timor ranks 167th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.