Children moderately or severely stunted in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Children moderately or severely stunted was 69.1 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Timor-Leste, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste peaked at 91 num th in 2007 and was at its lowest, 67.5 num th, in 2000.
That places Timor-Leste 93rd out of 176 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 in Timor-Leste, 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% |
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 Timor-Leste
- 90 Guinea-Bissau 85 num th compare
- 91 Kyrgyzstan 84.8 num th compare
- 92 Tunisia 76.9 num th compare
- 93 Timor-Leste 69.1 num th compare
- 95 Namibia 66.6 num th compare
- 96 Romania 64.9 num th compare
More development goals data for Timor-Leste
- 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 Timor-Leste?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 91 num th in 2007.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5 num th in 2000.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Timor-Leste ranks 93rd out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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