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Child malnutrition in Dili

42%of children under five stunted (2016 survey)Very high

Dili ranks 10th of 13 parts of Timor-Leste for child stunting, below Timor-Leste's 46%.

20%children under 5 wasted; Timor-Leste 24%
35%children under 5 underweight; Timor-Leste 40%
42%children 6-59 months anaemic; Timor-Leste 40%

Child stunting across Timor-Leste

The same 2016 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1Ainaro60%
  2. 2Bobonaro53%
  3. 3Viqueque52%
  4. 4Oecussi51%
  5. 5Baucau51%
  6. 6Cova Lima48%
  7. 7Liquica47%
  8. 8Aileu46%
  9. 9Manatuto46%
  10. 10Dili42%
  11. 11Lautem41%
  12. 12Manufahi38%
  13. 13Ermera29%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Dili?

In Timor-Leste's 2016 Demographic and Health Survey, 42% of children under five in Dili were stunted (too short for their age), 20% wasted and 35% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Dili worse than in the rest of Timor-Leste?

Dili ranks 10th of 13 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below Timor-Leste's 46%.

How many children are anaemic in Dili?

42% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Dili had anaemia in 2016, above Timor-Leste's 40%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Dili?

The survey reports Timor-Leste by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Dili shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.

Source: Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey 2016 (TL2016DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Timor-Leste as a whole

Undernourishment, food insecurity, the Global Hunger Index and the UN's latest estimates for the country.

Hunger in Timor-Leste