Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in East Timor
East Timor: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 15.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.5%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
9th
of 198 countries
All-time high
15.5%
in 2024
All-time low
13.1%
in 2003
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in East Timor, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 15.5% for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in East Timor peaked at 15.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2003.
That places East Timor 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.4% | — |
| 1981 | 13.3% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 13.3% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 13.2% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 13.2% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 13.2% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 13.2% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 13.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 13.1% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13.2% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 13.1% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.2% | 13.1% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 13.1% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 13.4% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.9% | 15.5% | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Measles - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in East Timor?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in East Timor was 15.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2003.
- How does East Timor rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- East Timor ranks 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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, published as part of Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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