Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in East Timor
East Timor: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 13,720 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in East Timor, 2002–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 13,720 for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in East Timor peaked at 34,140 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13,720, in 2020.
East Timor ranks 81st of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,512 | 19,980 | 34,140 | 4 |
| 2010s | 17,265 | 15,500 | 19,030 | 2 |
| 2020s | 13,720 | 13,720 | 13,720 | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More environment data for East Timor
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.8314 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0702 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1033 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in East Timor?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in East Timor was 13,720 in 2020, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 34,140 in 2007.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,720 in 2020.
- How does East Timor rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- East Timor ranks 81st out of 99 countries with data for 2020.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of children younger than five who are 'wasted'. Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example because of acute food shortage or disease.