Height-for-age <-2 SD in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Height-for-age <-2 SD was 46.69 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
46.69
World rank
4th
of 96 countries
All-time high
57.55
in 2009
All-time low
46.69
in 2020
Years of data
7
2002–2020
Height-for-age <-2 SD in Timor-Leste, 2002–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 46.69 for height-for-age <-2 sd in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, height-for-age <-2 sd in Timor-Leste peaked at 57.55 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 46.69, in 2020.
Timor-Leste ranks 4th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.3 | 54.8 | 57.55 | 4 |
| 2010s | 50.43 | 49.2 | 51.65 | 2 |
| 2020s | 46.69 | 46.69 | 46.69 | 1 |
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More health data for Timor-Leste
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,287 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 16,348 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 15,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 15,503 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is height-for-age <-2 sd in Timor-Leste?
- Height-for-age <-2 sd in Timor-Leste was 46.69 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest height-for-age <-2 sd recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 57.55 in 2009.
- What is the lowest height-for-age <-2 sd recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.69 in 2020.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for height-for-age <-2 sd?
- Timor-Leste ranks 4th out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is height-for-age <-2 sd rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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