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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Timor-Leste: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Timor-Leste is placed 177th of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 67.69 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 47.62 (2024).
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Health & Wellbeing
177th
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 67.69Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 47.62Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- 46.69Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
- —Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Timor-Leste on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
67.69
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Timor-Leste: 67.69. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 83.74 Singapore
- Land neighbours
- Indonesia 71.15
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
47.62
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Timor-Leste: 47.62. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 2.68 Singapore
- Land neighbours
- Indonesia 17.69
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Timor-Leste’s is from 2020 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
46.69
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
Timor-Leste: 46.69. Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 4.468 Singapore
- Land neighbours
- Indonesia 22.01
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Timor-Leste, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 0.6 Thailand
02Over time
Which way Timor-Leste is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
Timor-LesteWorld median
Timor-Leste rose from 58.1 in 2000 to 67.69 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Timor-Leste World median 2023 67.689 74.630 2022 67.368 74.313 2021 66.199 72.433 2020 66.919 73.063 2019 66.496 74.196 2018 66.204 74.081 2017 65.898 74.029 2016 65.610 74.013 2015 65.326 73.783 2014 65.027 73.330 2013 64.719 73.386 2012 64.384 73.210 2011 64.022 73.003 2010 63.660 72.827 2009 63.265 72.426 2008 62.858 72.264 2007 62.396 72.113 2006 61.881 72.027 2005 61.272 71.876 2004 60.743 71.477 2003 60.130 71.409 2002 59.477 71.173 2001 58.772 70.926 2000 58.097 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
Timor-LesteWorld median
Timor-Leste fell from 111.5 in 2000 to 47.62 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Timor-Leste World median 2024 48 14.5 2023 49 15.2 2022 51 14.7 2021 52 15.1 2020 53 15.3 2019 55 15.7 2018 56 16.3 2017 57 16.8 2016 59 17.5 2015 60 17.9 2014 62 18.3 2013 64 18.7 2012 66 18.8 2011 68 19.0 2010 71 19.2 2009 74 20.8 2008 77 20.7 2007 80 21.8 2006 84 22.8 2005 88 24.0 2004 92 25.9 2003 97 26.9 2002 101 28.0 2001 106 29.1 2000 112 30.4 Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Population in severe food insecurity (%) · lower is better
Timor-LesteWorld median
Timor-Leste was at 8.9 in both 2019 and 2021; the world median went from 4.95 to 5.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Timor-Leste World median 2024 — 4.9 2023 — 4.7 2022 — 5.4 2021 9 5.7 2020 9 5.6 2019 9 5.0 2018 — 4.2 2017 — 4.0 2016 — 3.4 2015 — 3.4
03In context
Timor-Leste beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Timor-Leste and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indonesia | 137th | 71.15 | 17.69 | 22.01 | — |
| Timor-Leste | 177th | 67.69 | 47.62 | 46.69 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South-eastern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Timor-Leste in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Timor-Leste is ahead of the world, and behind
45 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median11
Statistics on which Timor-Leste does better than the middle country measured.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.51.1915.5▲ Improved since 2014
Timor-Leste: 1.191 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 161st of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum)MAP · 2024 · world median 8.10608.106▲ Improved since 2014
Timor-Leste: 0 · world median 8.106 · Deaths from P. falciparum malaria per 100,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 133.27; lower is better.
Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with DiarrhoeaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 41.569.941.5No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 69.9 · world median 41.5 · Children under 5 with diarrhoea given oral rehydration salts (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 9.9 to 95.4; higher is better.
Position 10th of 127 · derived.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7464.9740.74No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 64.97 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 11th of 136 · derived.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.220.25▲ Improved since 2014
Timor-Leste: 0.22 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4510.914.45▼ Worsened since 2013
Timor-Leste: 10.9 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 149th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.480.023.48▼ Worsened since 2015
Timor-Leste: 0.02 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.770.367.7No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 70.3 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 58th of 127 · derived.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8183.181No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 83.1 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 72nd of 153 · derived.
Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 37.5739.8437.57No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 39.84 · world median 37.57 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at least 5 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.089 to 85.88; higher is better.
Position 56th of 115 · derived.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4627.4127.46No real change since 2013
Timor-Leste: 27.41 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 112th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median26
Statistics on which Timor-Leste does worse than the middle country measured.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.3940.351▲ Improved since 2013
Timor-Leste: 0.394 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 99th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.9546.9552.95No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 46.95 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 88th of 136 · derived.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.7182.2133.7▲ Improved since 2013
Timor-Leste: 182.2 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 65th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 21.2630.221.26No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 30.2 · world median 21.26 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at most 2 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.169 to 63.08; lower is better.
Position 33rd of 113 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 918391▲ Improved since 2015
Timor-Leste: 83 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.4540.564▲ Improved since 2010
Timor-Leste: 0.454 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 126th of 172 · derived.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2554.171.25▲ Improved since 2013
Timor-Leste: 54.1 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 144th of 196 · derived.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.6340.762▼ Worsened since 2013
Timor-Leste: 0.634 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 142nd of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
HPV Vaccination Coverage, GirlsWUENIC · 2025 · world median 65.54065.5▼ Worsened since 2024
Timor-Leste: 40 · world median 65.5 · Girls in the target group given the final dose of HPV vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 99; higher is better.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.2220.039▼ Worsened since 2018
Timor-Leste: 0.222 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 27th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.16314.828.163▼ Worsened since 2013
Timor-Leste: 14.82 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 46th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.65192.3646.65▲ Improved since 2013
Timor-Leste: 192.36 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 39th of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.218.75.2▼ Worsened since 2013
Timor-Leste: 18.7 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 30th of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13421.618.134No real change since 2014
Timor-Leste: 21.61 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 36th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2634.6312.26No real change since 2014
Timor-Leste: 34.63 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 34th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8588.9112.858▼ Worsened since 2014
Timor-Leste: 8.911 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 34th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3913.5216.39▼ Worsened since 2013
Timor-Leste: 13.52 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 189th of 222 · derived.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5468.293.546No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 8.29 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 25th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 416241▲ Improved since 2012
Timor-Leste: 62 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Dietary Energy SupplyFAO · 2024 · world median 2,9822,2582,982▼ Worsened since 2014
Timor-Leste: 2,258 · world median 2,982 · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1,757 to 3,962; higher is better.
Position 142nd of 155 · derived.
Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two DaysUNICEF · 2025 · world median 82.930.682.9No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 30.6 · world median 82.9 · Newborns with a health check within 2 days of birth (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.3 to 99.9; higher is better.
Position 100th of 109 · derived.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.2118.2110.21▼ Worsened since 2010
Timor-Leste: 18.21 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 14th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.948.596.9No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 48.5 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.6927.83102.69▼ Worsened since 2013
Timor-Leste: 27.83 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 906190▼ Worsened since 2015
Timor-Leste: 61 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.8316.4284.83No real change since 2013
Timor-Leste: 16.42 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
No better end8
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8331.8157.83Moved since 2013
Timor-Leste: 31.81 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.831.73Moved since 2014
Timor-Leste: 0.83 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 128th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.176.9716.17No real change since 2013
Timor-Leste: 6.97 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8933.5938.89Moved since 2015
Timor-Leste: 33.59 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 148th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.417.635.4No real change since 2013
Timor-Leste: 17.6 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.2519.441.25No real change since 2013
Timor-Leste: 19.4 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.653.520.65No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 3.5 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.880.4426.88No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 0.442 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
No current reading for Timor-Leste
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Agreement That Vaccines Are Safe, Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff (last 2022), Children with Functional Difficulties, Cost of a Healthy Diet, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Global Report on Food Crises, INFORM Severity Index (last 2024), Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum) (last 2023), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax) (last 2023), Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity (last 2021), Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity (last 2021), Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet and Violent Discipline of Children. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Timor-Leste’s 15 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Timor-Leste’s 12th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Peace & Securityjoint 30th of 1774/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability32nd of 1864/4 keys
- Gender & Equality51st of 1833/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 73rd of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality77th of 1592/3 keys
- Work & Labour90th of 1824/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions114th of 1944/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 123rd of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade111th of 1772/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 147th of 1963/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience146th of 1933/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing177th of 2003/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture164th of 1843/4 keys
- Digital & Technology182nd of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation167th of 1762/4 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Timor-Leste can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in South-eastern Asia
Singapore28th3/4 keysThis page
Timor-Leste177th3/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Timor-Leste and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Timor-Leste on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Timor-Leste rank on health & wellbeing?
Timor-Leste is placed 177th of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate and Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Timor-Leste?
67.69 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Timor-Leste?
47.62 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Timor-Leste compare with Indonesia on health & wellbeing?
Indonesia is placed 137th of 200, and Timor-Leste 177th. Life Expectancy at Birth: Indonesia 71.15, Timor-Leste 67.69; Under-Five Mortality Rate: Indonesia 17.69, Timor-Leste 47.62; Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five: Indonesia 22.01, Timor-Leste 46.69.
How have Timor-Leste’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 58.1 in 2000 to 67.69 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 111.5 in 2000 to 47.62 in 2024; Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity was 8.9 in both 2019 and 2021.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Timor-Leste?
No current reading is published for Timor-Leste on Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Agreement That Vaccines Are Safe, Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, Children with Functional Difficulties, Cost of a Healthy Diet, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Global Report on Food Crises, INFORM Severity Index, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet and Violent Discipline of Children. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 45 statistics on this page come from 15 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Timor-Leste’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Timor-Leste (banner) — Nhobgood Nick Hobgood, CC BY-SA 3.0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Timor-Leste: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/timor-leste/health