Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in East Timor
East Timor: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 31.9 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
31.9
World rank
3rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
49.5
in 2007
All-time low
31.9
in 2020
Years of data
7
2002–2020
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in East Timor, 2002–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children 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, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children 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%.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.12 | 40.6 | 49.5 | 4 |
| 2010s | 34.95 | 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
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.71 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,129 (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 revenues vs income inequality 8.71 (2016)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 15.99 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.394 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in East Timor?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in East Timor was 31.9 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5 in 2007.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9 in 2020.
- How does East Timor rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- East Timor ranks 3rd out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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