Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 1.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Timor-Leste, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Timor-Leste is 1.8, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Timor-Leste peaked at 6.8 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 2024.
Timor-Leste ranks 153rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2 | — |
| 2001 | 6.5 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 6.8 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 6.7 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.4 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 6.1 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 5.9 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.5 | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 5.2 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 4.8 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 4.4 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 4 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 3.7 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 3.5 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 3.2 | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 3 | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 2.8 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 2.6 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.9 | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.01 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Timor-Leste?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Timor-Leste was 1.8 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 in 2002.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 2024.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 153rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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