Sub-Saharan Africa vs East Timor: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 47.0% against 34.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 12.3%.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th and East Timor ranks 8th of 45 groups.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.7% | 57.4% | 13.7% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 51.9% | 14.8% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 47.0% | 12.6% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, Sub-Saharan Africa or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 47.0% against 34.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor?
- 12.3%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th and East Timor ranks 8th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.