Low-birthweight babies (% of births) in East Timor
East Timor: Low-birthweight babies (% of births) was 18.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Low-birthweight babies in East Timor, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low-birthweight babies in East Timor is 18.2%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in East Timor peaked at 19.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2011.
East Timor ranks 14th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Low-birthweight babies (% of births) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.1% | — |
| 2001 | 19.0% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | -0.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 18.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.6%, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 18.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.3%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 16.8% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 16.7% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 11 Mauritius 18.7% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 18.5% compare
- 13 Cote d'Ivoire 18.3% compare
- 15 Sri Lanka 18.0% compare
- 16 Mozambique 17.8% compare
- 17 Senegal 17.2% compare
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 low-birthweight babies in East Timor?
- Low-birthweight babies in East Timor was 18.2% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2011.
- How does East Timor rank for low-birthweight babies?
- East Timor ranks 14th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Low-birthweight babies (% of births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hour of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred.