Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 3.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Timor-Leste, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Timor-Leste is 3.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Timor-Leste peaked at 3.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1980.
That places Timor-Leste 197th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.7% | — |
| 1981 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Timor-Leste?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Timor-Leste was 3.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1980.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Timor-Leste ranks 197th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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