Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands) in East Timor
East Timor: Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands) was 69.1 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in East Timor, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 69.1 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in East Timor peaked at 91 num th in 2007 and was at its lowest, 67.5 num th, in 2000.
That places East Timor 94th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.5 num th | — |
| 2001 | 74.4 num th | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 81.5 num th | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 85.7 num th | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 86.9 num th | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 88.4 num th | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 90.2 num th | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 91 num th | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 90.5 num th | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 88.6 num th | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 86.3 num th | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 84.3 num th | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 82.7 num th | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 81.1 num th | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 79.4 num th | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 77.9 num th | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 76.7 num th | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 76 num th | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 75.9 num th | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.8 num th | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.7 num th | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 75.1 num th | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 73.6 num th | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 70.9 num th | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 69.1 num th | -2.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 69.1 num th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 304.9 num th, 23% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 69.1 num th is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.4 num th, 1.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.47 num th | 67.5 num th | 91 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.61 num th | 75.8 num th | 86.3 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.88 num th | 69.1 num th | 75.7 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 91 Guinea-Bissau 85 num th compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 84.8 num th compare
- 93 Tunisia 76.9 num th compare
- 94 Timor-Leste 69.1 num th compare
- 96 Namibia 66.6 num th compare
- 97 Romania 64.9 num th compare
More development goals data for East Timor
- Red List Index 0.8585 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.13 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 21.95 constant US$ (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,051 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 659 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2022 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1,449 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 1.8 num th (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 ratio (2024)
- Annual inflation, consumer prices 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in East Timor?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in East Timor was 69.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 91 num th in 2007.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5 num th in 2000.
- How does East Timor rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- East Timor ranks 94th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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