Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in East Timor
East Timor: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 0.87 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.87
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
193rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.87
in 2022
All-time low
0.23
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in East Timor, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.87 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in East Timor peaked at 0.87 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.23, in 1990.
That places East Timor 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.23 | — |
| 1991 | 0.25 | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 0.28 | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.31 | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 0.33 | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.36 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4 | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.43 | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.46 | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.49 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.53 | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.56 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.59 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.62 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.65 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.68 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.71 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.73 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.74 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.73 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.74 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.75 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.76 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.78 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.81 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.84 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.87 | +3.6% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.87 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.39, 16% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.87 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.25, 7% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.354 | 0.23 | 0.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.65 | 0.53 | 0.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.744 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.87 | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 190 Rwanda 1.61 compare
- 191 Tajikistan 1.56 compare
- 192 Burkina Faso 1.07 compare
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in East Timor?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in East Timor was 0.87 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.87 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 in 1990.
- How does East Timor rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- East Timor ranks 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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