Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in East Timor
East Timor: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female was 43.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in East Timor, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in East Timor is 43.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in East Timor peaked at 55.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 2023.
That places East Timor 7th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.7% | — |
| 2001 | 54.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 55.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 54.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 43.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 43.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 43.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.9%, 2.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.9% | 53.7% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 44.8% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 43.6% | 44.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More health data for East Timor
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in East Timor?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in East Timor was 43.8% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- East Timor ranks 7th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting, female, is the percentage of girls 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.