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.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 19,980 | — |
| 2003 | 21,790 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 34,140 | +56.7% |
| 2009 | 30,140 | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 15,500 | -48.6% |
| 2014 | 19,030 | +22.8% |
| 2020 | 13,720 | -27.9% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 13,720 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 112,895, 12% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 13,720 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 229,510, 6% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
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 (Mt CO2e), annual 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -3.97 % change on previous year (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.