Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in East Timor
East Timor: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty was 31.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in East Timor, 2002–2020
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2020, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in East Timor stood at 31.9%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in East Timor peaked at 49.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2020.
That places East Timor 3rd out of 96 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 40.6% | — |
| 2003 | 41.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | -1.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 31.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.6%, 2.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 31.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.3%, 2.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.1% | 40.6% | 49.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 32.4% | 37.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 31.9% | 31.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More poverty & inequality data for East Timor
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,129 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.71 (2016)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.7% (2016)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in East Timor?
- Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in East Timor was 31.9% in 2020, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2020.
- How does East Timor rank for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- East Timor ranks 3rd out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Underweight children are those less than 5 years old, whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day.