Timor-Leste vs Upper middle income: Low-birthweight babies
Timor-Leste
18.2%
in 2020
Upper middle income
9.0%
in 2020
Timor-Leste rank
14th
Upper middle income rank
17th
Low-birthweight babies over time
- Timor-Leste
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 18.2% against 9.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Timor-Leste ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 157 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Timor-Leste | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 9.1% | 9.0% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 8.7% | 8.8% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 9.0% | 9.3% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low-birthweight babies, Timor-Leste or Upper middle income?
- Timor-Leste, at 18.2% against 9.0% in Upper middle income as of 2020.
- What is the difference in low-birthweight babies between Timor-Leste and Upper middle income?
- 9.2%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Upper middle income?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Timor-Leste and Upper middle income rank globally for low-birthweight babies?
- Timor-Leste ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Low-birthweight babies (% of births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hour of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred.