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
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.