How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa 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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs East Timor: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Sub-Saharan Africa

15.7%

in 2024

East Timor

31.9%

in 2020

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

4th

East Timor rank

3rd

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 31.9% against 15.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 16.2%.

That makes East Timor's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th 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	Sub-Saharan Africa	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	22.6%	44.1%	21.5%	East Timor
2010s	19.4%	35.0%	15.6%	East Timor
2020s	17.1%	31.9%	14.8%	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Sub-Saharan Africa or East Timor?: East Timor, at 31.9% against 15.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor?: 16.2%, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th 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.