Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Timor-Leste

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Timor-Leste was 67.69 years. A difference of +0.32 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Timor-Leste were 66.07 years and 69.44 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Timor-Leste for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Timor-Leste (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Timor-Leste (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	32.4	31.02	33.88
1961	32.8	31.42	34.28
1962	33.22	31.85	34.69
1963	33.67	32.29	35.14
1964	34.15	32.77	35.63
1965	34.65	33.27	36.13
1966	35.17	33.79	36.66
1967	35.7	34.32	37.19
1968	36.24	34.85	37.73
1969	36.8	35.4	38.3
1970	37.36	35.95	38.87
1971	37.91	36.49	39.42
1972	38.44	37.02	39.96
1973	38.97	37.54	40.49
1974	36.45	35.12	37.89
1975	24.31	20.46	30.55
1976	25.86	21.64	32.5
1977	24.88	20.86	30.99
1978	22.93	19.32	28.24
1979	24.17	20.29	29.73
1980	30.2	24.95	37.59
1981	31.25	25.75	38.83
1982	32.25	26.57	40.16
1983	32.69	27	40.72
1984	34.47	28.46	43.05
1985	34.34	28.48	42.79
1986	34.76	28.94	43.26
1987	35.97	30	44.8
1988	36.05	30.19	44.81
1989	44.8	43.37	46.3
1990	45.19	43.9	46.57
1991	45.08	43.75	46.57
1992	46.19	44.85	47.7
1993	47.01	45.63	48.56
1994	47.86	46.51	49.37
1995	47.54	46.14	49.12
1996	48.26	46.79	49.92
1997	48.97	47.39	50.76
1998	48.58	46.99	50.39
1999	45.25	42.41	48.72
2000	58.1	56.67	59.65
2001	58.77	57.31	60.36
2002	59.48	58	61.08
2003	60.13	58.64	61.74
2004	60.74	59.25	62.36
2005	61.27	59.75	62.92
2006	61.88	60.34	63.54
2007	62.4	60.86	64.05
2008	62.86	61.33	64.51
2009	63.27	61.75	64.91
2010	63.66	62.12	65.34
2011	64.02	62.45	65.74
2012	64.38	62.81	66.1
2013	64.72	63.15	66.43
2014	65.03	63.46	66.74
2015	65.33	63.76	67.03
2016	65.61	64.05	67.31
2017	65.9	64.32	67.61
2018	66.2	64.59	67.96
2019	66.5	64.85	68.29
2020	66.92	65.14	68.87
2021	66.2	64.58	67.96
2022	67.37	65.73	69.13
2023	67.69	66.07	69.44