Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 11.0% in 2013. ▬ Flat
Latest (2013)
11.0%
Change on year
down 41.8%
World rank
15th
of 77 countries
All-time high
24.5%
in 2008
All-time low
11.0%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2002–2013
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Timor-Leste, 2002–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2013, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Timor-Leste stood at 11.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.8% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Timor-Leste peaked at 24.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2013.
That places Timor-Leste 15th out of 77 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.7% | — |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +71.3% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -41.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 13.7% | 24.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 11.0% | 18.9% | 2 |
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More health data for Timor-Leste
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 16,348 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 15,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 15,503 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Timor-Leste?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Timor-Leste was 11.0% in 2013, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2013.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Timor-Leste ranks 15th out of 77 countries with data for 2013.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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