Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 17.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
17.2%
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
195th
of 198 countries
All-time high
17.2%
in 2024
All-time low
2.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Timor-Leste, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Timor-Leste stood at 17.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Timor-Leste peaked at 17.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1980.
Timor-Leste ranks 195th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.3% | — |
| 1981 | 2.4% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 2.5% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 2.8% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.9% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 7.9% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 13.9% | 17.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Timor-Leste?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Timor-Leste was 17.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1980.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 195th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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