Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male in East Timor
East Timor: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male was 9.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male in East Timor, 2002–2020
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'. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male in East Timor is 9.9%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male in East Timor peaked at 26.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2020.
That places East Timor 15th out of 86 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15.9% | — |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +66.0% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -22.7% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | -41.2% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -29.8% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 9.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.4%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 9.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.3%, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 15.9% | 26.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.0% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 12 Burkina Faso 10.6% compare
- 13 Bangladesh 10.3% compare
- 14 Maldives 10.1% compare
- 16 Burundi 9.4% compare
- 17 Indonesia 9.2% compare
- 18 Benin 9.0% compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 9.0% 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male in East Timor?
- Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male in East Timor was 9.9% in 2020, according to 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'.
- What is the highest prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2020.
- How does East Timor rank for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male?
- East Timor ranks 15th out of 86 countries with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of wasting, male, is the proportion of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.