Afghanistan vs Timor-Leste: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)

Afghanistan
42.0%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
45.4%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
10th
Timor-Leste rank
7th

Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Timor-Leste
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 45.4% against 42.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.4%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 10th and Timor-Leste ranks 7th of 161 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 51.6% 56.1% 4.6% Timor-Leste
2010s 42.6% 50.5% 7.9% Timor-Leste
2020s 41.2% 45.5% 4.2% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Afghanistan or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 45.4% against 42.0% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Afghanistan and Timor-Leste?
3.4%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Timor-Leste?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Timor-Leste rank globally for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Timor-Leste ranks 7th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for-age <-2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for-age <-2 SD), model-based estimates
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
182 places, 4,740 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed