Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Timor-Leste, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Timor-Leste stood at 1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Timor-Leste peaked at 5.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2023.
Timor-Leste ranks 175th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More infrastructure data for Timor-Leste
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.38 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,691 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1207 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,691 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.16 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Timor-Leste?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Timor-Leste was 1.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2023.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Timor-Leste ranks 175th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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