Low birth weight number in East Timor
East Timor: Low birth weight number was 6 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 157 countries
All-time high
6.7
in 2001
All-time low
5.7
in 2010
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in East Timor, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in East Timor stood at 6.
That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in East Timor peaked at 6.7 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.7, in 2010.
East Timor ranks 100th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.36 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.86 | 5.7 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
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More health data for East Timor
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,287 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (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)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 16,461 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 15,976 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in East Timor?
- Low birth weight number in East Timor was 6 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 in 2001.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 in 2010.
- How does East Timor rank for low birth weight number?
- East Timor ranks 100th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Low birth weight number (in thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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