Niger vs Timor-Leste: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female
Niger
50.4%
in 2022
Timor-Leste
48.6%
in 2020
Niger rank
2nd
Timor-Leste rank
4th
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female over time
- Niger
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Niger currently reports 50.4% against 48.6% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 1.8%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 2nd and Timor-Leste ranks 4th of 83 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.9% | 58.2% | 9.4% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 54.2% | 9.8% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 48.6% | 0.8% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female, Niger or Timor-Leste?
- Niger, at 50.4% against 48.6% in Timor-Leste as of 2022.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female between Niger and Timor-Leste?
- 1.8%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Timor-Leste?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
- How do Niger and Timor-Leste rank globally for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Niger ranks 2nd and Timor-Leste ranks 4th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children younger than 5 years, male versus female, that fall below two standard deviations from the median height-for-age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.