Death rate from malnutrition ghe in East Timor
East Timor: Death rate from malnutrition ghe was 9.19 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from malnutrition ghe in East Timor, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 9.19 for death rate from malnutrition ghe in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.2% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from malnutrition ghe in East Timor peaked at 38.7 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.06, in 2020.
That places East Timor 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from malnutrition ghe in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.7 | — |
| 2001 | 35.25 | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 29.78 | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 29.1 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 24.64 | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 23.08 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 21.68 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 20.88 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 18.75 | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 18.67 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 17.12 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 16.18 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 13.75 | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 13.04 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 11.82 | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 10.9 | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 9.71 | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 8.91 | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 8.4 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 7.98 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 7.06 | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 9.19 | +30.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 9.19 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.69, 3.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 9.19 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.55, 5.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from malnutrition ghe in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +30.2% | 7.06 | 9.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.05 | 18.67 | 38.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.78 | 7.98 | 17.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.12 | 7.06 | 9.19 | 2 |
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More health data for East Timor
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from malnutrition ghe in East Timor?
- Death rate from malnutrition ghe in East Timor was 9.19 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from malnutrition ghe recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from malnutrition ghe recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.06 in 2020.
- How does East Timor rank for death rate from malnutrition ghe?
- East Timor ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from malnutrition ghe rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from malnutrition ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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