Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in East Timor
East Timor: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 31.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in East Timor, 2002–2020
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2020, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in East Timor stood at 31.9%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in East Timor peaked at 49.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2020.
East Timor ranks 3rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.1% | 40.6% | 49.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 32.4% | 37.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 31.9% | 31.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1155 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.2327 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2038 °C (2026)
- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.05 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2379 °C (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 181.88 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in East Timor?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in East Timor was 31.9% in 2020, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2020.
- How does East Timor rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- East Timor ranks 3rd out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population for ages 0-59 months.