Malawi vs Timor-Leste: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Malawi
5.8%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
3.2%
in 2024
Malawi rank
194th
Timor-Leste rank
197th

Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time

  • Malawi
  • Timor-Leste
0246198020022024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 5.8% against 3.2% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 2.6%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.8 times Timor-Leste's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 194th 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 2.7% 0.7% 2.0% Malawi
1990s 3.3% 1.1% 2.2% Malawi
2000s 4.2% 1.6% 2.5% Malawi
2010s 4.9% 2.3% 2.6% Malawi
2020s 5.5% 3.0% 2.6% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Malawi or Timor-Leste?
Malawi, at 5.8% against 3.2% in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Malawi and Timor-Leste?
2.6%, 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 overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Malawi ranks 194th and Timor-Leste ranks 197th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed