How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and East Timor?

7 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Middle income vs East Timor: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Middle income

12.7%

in 2024

East Timor

31.9%

in 2020

Middle income rank

6th

East Timor rank

3rd

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Middle income
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 31.9% against 12.7% in Middle income, a difference of 19.2%.

That makes East Timor's figure about 2.5 times Middle income's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 6th and East Timor ranks 3rd of 14 groups.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Middle income	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	19.9%	44.1%	24.2%	East Timor
2010s	15.8%	35.0%	19.1%	East Timor
2020s	13.4%	31.9%	18.4%	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Middle income or East Timor?: East Timor, at 31.9% against 12.7% in Middle income as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Middle income and East Timor?: 19.2%, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and East Timor?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
How do Middle income and East Timor rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Middle income ranks 6th and East Timor ranks 3rd of 14 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 110 places, 1,307 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.