Prevalence of overweight, male in East Timor

East Timor: Prevalence of overweight, male was 11.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
11.6%
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
194th
of 196 countries
All-time high
11.6%
in 2022
All-time low
3.4%
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Prevalence of overweight, male in East Timor, 1990–2022

46810121990200620221990: 3.4 % of male adults1991: 3.4 % of male adults1992: 3.5 % of male adults1993: 3.6 % of male adults1994: 3.7 % of male adults1995: 3.9 % of male adults1996: 4 % of male adults1997: 4.1 % of male adults1998: 4.3 % of male adults1999: 4.4 % of male adults2000: 4.6 % of male adults2001: 4.8 % of male adults2002: 5 % of male adults2003: 5.2 % of male adults2004: 5.4 % of male adults2005: 5.6 % of male adults2006: 5.8 % of male adults2007: 6.1 % of male adults2008: 6.3 % of male adults2009: 6.6 % of male adults2010: 6.8 % of male adults2011: 7.1 % of male adults2012: 7.4 % of male adults2013: 7.8 % of male adults2014: 8.1 % of male adults2015: 8.5 % of male adults2016: 8.9 % of male adults2017: 9.3 % of male adults2018: 9.7 % of male adults2019: 10.1 % of male adults2020: 10.6 % of male adults2021: 11.1 % of male adults2022: 11.6 % of male adults

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of male adults.

Analysis

In 2022, prevalence of overweight, male in East Timor stood at 11.6%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in East Timor peaked at 11.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1990.

That places East Timor 194th out of 196 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 overweight, male in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults) in East Timor, 1990 to 2022.
Year % of male adults Change
1990 3.4%
1991 3.4% +2.4%
1992 3.5% +2.6%
1993 3.6% +2.8%
1994 3.7% +3.0%
1995 3.9% +3.2%
1996 4.0% +3.1%
1997 4.1% +3.5%
1998 4.3% +3.6%
1999 4.4% +3.8%
2000 4.6% +3.8%
2001 4.8% +3.9%
2002 5.0% +4.0%
2003 5.2% +3.8%
2004 5.4% +4.1%
2005 5.6% +4.3%
2006 5.8% +4.1%
2007 6.1% +4.1%
2008 6.3% +4.1%
2009 6.6% +4.3%
2010 6.8% +4.1%
2011 7.1% +4.2%
2012 7.4% +4.2%
2013 7.8% +4.4%
2014 8.1% +4.5%
2015 8.5% +4.7%
2016 8.9% +4.6%
2017 9.3% +4.5%
2018 9.7% +4.5%
2019 10.1% +4.4%
2020 10.6% +4.4%
2021 11.1% +4.4%
2022 11.6% +4.5%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 11.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.5%, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 11.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.7%, 22% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.8% 3.4% 4.4% 10
2000s 5.5% 4.6% 6.6% 10
2010s 8.4% 6.8% 10.1% 10
2020s 11.1% 10.6% 11.6% 3

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 191 Eritrea 14.0% compare
  2. 192 Niger 13.9% compare
  3. 193 Sierra Leone 13.2% compare
  4. 195 Rwanda 11.5% compare
  5. 196 Ethiopia 6.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of overweight, male in East Timor?
Prevalence of overweight, male in East Timor was 11.6% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
What is the highest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1990.
How does East Timor rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
East Timor ranks 194th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
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Prevalence of overweight male adults is the percentage of males ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.