Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 0.87 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Timor-Leste, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste peaked at 0.87 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.23, in 1990.
That places Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste, 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% |
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 Timor-Leste
- 190 Rwanda 1.61 compare
- 191 Tajikistan 1.56 compare
- 192 Burkina Faso 1.07 compare
More health data for Timor-Leste
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0158 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.0541 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Timor-Leste?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- 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 Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 in 1990.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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