Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 3.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Timor-Leste, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Timor-Leste is 3.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 140.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Timor-Leste peaked at 3.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1980.
That places Timor-Leste 196th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.2% | — |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Timor-Leste?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Timor-Leste was 3.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1980.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 196th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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