Malawi vs Timor-Leste: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Malawi
1.1%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
0.9%
in 2024
Malawi rank
196th
Timor-Leste rank
197th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Malawi
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Timor-Leste's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 196th and Timor-Leste ranks 197th of 198 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Malawi or Timor-Leste?
- Malawi, at 1.1% against 0.9% in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Malawi and Timor-Leste?
- 0.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Timor-Leste?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Timor-Leste rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Malawi ranks 196th and Timor-Leste ranks 197th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.