Life expectancy at birth, female in East Timor
East Timor: Life expectancy at birth, female was 69.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in East Timor, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in East Timor is 69.67 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in East Timor peaked at 69.67 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.24 years, in 1978.
East Timor ranks 176th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.96 years | 33.88 years | 38.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.86 years | 28.24 years | 40.49 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.23 years | 37.59 years | 46.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.77 years | 46.57 years | 50.76 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.51 years | 59.65 years | 64.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.85 years | 65.34 years | 68.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.01 years | 67.96 years | 69.67 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 173 Tanzania 70 years compare
- 174 Sudan 69.83 years compare
- 175 South Africa 69.79 years compare
- 177 Fiji 69.54 years compare
- 178 Marshall Islands 69.48 years compare
- 179 Papua New Guinea 69.21 years compare
More health data for East Timor
- 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)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 16,461 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 15,976 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 16,796 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 17,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 16,936 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 16,706 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in East Timor?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in East Timor was 69.67 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 69.67 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.24 years in 1978.
- How does East Timor rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- East Timor ranks 176th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.