Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 14.37 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Timor-Leste, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Timor-Leste is 14.37, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Timor-Leste peaked at 14.37 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.63, in 1990.
Timor-Leste ranks 192nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.63 | — |
| 1991 | 3.76 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 3.9 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 4.05 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 4.21 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 4.37 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 4.55 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 4.73 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 4.92 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 5.12 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 5.32 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 5.54 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 5.77 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 6.01 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 6.26 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 6.52 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 6.79 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 7.08 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 7.39 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 7.72 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 8.06 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 8.44 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 8.86 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 9.3 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 9.77 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 10.27 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 10.79 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 11.33 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 11.89 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 12.47 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 13.08 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 13.71 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 14.37 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.32 | 3.63 | 5.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.44 | 5.32 | 7.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.12 | 8.06 | 12.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.72 | 13.08 | 14.37 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Timor-Leste?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Timor-Leste was 14.37 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 14.37 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.63 in 1990.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Timor-Leste ranks 192nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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