Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) in East Timor
East Timor: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) was 14.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in East Timor, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight in East Timor stood at 14.4%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in East Timor peaked at 14.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1990.
That places East Timor 195th 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 (% of adults) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.6% | — |
| 1991 | 3.8% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +4.8% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 14.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.5%, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 14.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55.9%, 26% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.1% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.1% | 14.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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 overweight in East Timor?
- Prevalence of overweight in East Timor was 14.4% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1990.
- How does East Timor rank for prevalence of overweight?
- East Timor ranks 195th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. 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 (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults 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.