Number children stunted who in East Timor

East Timor: Number children stunted who was 69,100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
69,100
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
86th
of 162 countries
All-time high
91,000
in 2007
All-time low
67,500
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number children stunted who in East Timor, 2000–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k2000201220242000: 67.5k2001: 74.4k2002: 81.5k2003: 85.7k2004: 86.9k2005: 88.4k2006: 90.2k2007: 91.0k2008: 90.5k2009: 88.6k2010: 86.3k2011: 84.3k2012: 82.7k2013: 81.1k2014: 79.4k2015: 77.9k2016: 76.7k2017: 76.0k2018: 75.9k2019: 75.8k2020: 75.7k2021: 75.1k2022: 73.6k2023: 70.9k2024: 69.1k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

East Timor recorded 69,100 for number children stunted who in 2024.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number children stunted who in East Timor peaked at 91,000 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 67,500, in 2000.

East Timor ranks 86th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Number children stunted who in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Number children stunted who in East Timor, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 67,500 —
2001 74,400 +10.2%
2002 81,500 +9.5%
2003 85,700 +5.2%
2004 86,900 +1.4%
2005 88,400 +1.7%
2006 90,200 +2.0%
2007 91,000 +0.9%
2008 90,500 -0.5%
2009 88,600 -2.1%
2010 86,300 -2.6%
2011 84,300 -2.3%
2012 82,700 -1.9%
2013 81,100 -1.9%
2014 79,400 -2.1%
2015 77,900 -1.9%
2016 76,700 -1.5%
2017 76,000 -0.9%
2018 75,900 -0.1%
2019 75,800 -0.1%
2020 75,700 -0.1%
2021 75,100 -0.8%
2022 73,600 -2.0%
2023 70,900 -3.7%
2024 69,100 -2.5%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 69,100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 281,700, 25% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 69,100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,600, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84,470 67,500 91,000 10
2010s 79,610 75,800 86,300 10
2020s 72,880 69,100 75,700 5

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 83 Guinea-Bissau 85,000 compare
  2. 84 Kyrgyzstan 84,800 compare
  3. 85 Tunisia 76,900 compare
  4. 87 Namibia 66,600 compare
  5. 88 Romania 64,900 compare
  6. 89 Botswana 62,400 compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number children stunted who in East Timor?
Number children stunted who in East Timor was 69,100 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number children stunted who recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 91,000 in 2007.
What is the lowest number children stunted who recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 67,500 in 2000.
How does East Timor rank for number children stunted who?
East Timor ranks 86th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is number children stunted who rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number children stunted who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number children stunted who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
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