Niger vs Timor-Leste: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age
Niger
34.6%
in 2022
Timor-Leste
31.9%
in 2020
Niger rank
2nd
Timor-Leste rank
3rd
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time
- Niger
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Niger currently reports 34.6% against 31.9% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Niger ranks 2nd and Timor-Leste ranks 3rd of 96 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 47.2% | 11.5% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 35.0% | 1.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 31.9% | 1.5% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Niger or Timor-Leste?
- Niger, at 34.6% against 31.9% in Timor-Leste as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Niger and Timor-Leste?
- 2.7%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Timor-Leste?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
- How do Niger and Timor-Leste rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?
- Niger ranks 2nd and Timor-Leste ranks 3rd of 96 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.