Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 16.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Timor-Leste, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 16.2% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 76.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Timor-Leste peaked at 16.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1980.
That places Timor-Leste 195th 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.0% | — |
| 1981 | 2.1% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 2.2% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 2.4% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 2.7% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 7.3% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 13.0% | 16.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Timor-Leste?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Timor-Leste was 16.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1980.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 195th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.6%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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