Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands) in East Timor
East Timor: Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands) was 1.8 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in East Timor, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 1.8 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in East Timor peaked at 6.8 num th in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.8 num th, in 2024.
East Timor ranks 169th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2 num th | — |
| 2001 | 6.5 num th | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 6.8 num th | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 6.7 num th | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.4 num th | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 6.1 num th | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 5.9 num th | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.5 num th | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 5.2 num th | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 4.8 num th | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 4.4 num th | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 4 num th | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 3.7 num th | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 3.5 num th | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 3.2 num th | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 3 num th | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 2.8 num th | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 2.6 num th | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 2.5 num th | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 2.4 num th | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.3 num th | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 2.2 num th | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 2.1 num th | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.9 num th | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 1.8 num th | -5.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.8 num th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.8 num th is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.4 num th, 6% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.01 num th | 4.8 num th | 6.8 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 num th | 2.4 num th | 4.4 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 num th | 1.8 num th | 2.3 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 169 Timor-Leste 1.8 num th compare
- 171 Tonga 1.1 num th compare
- 172 Seychelles 1 num th compare
More development goals data for East Timor
- Red List Index 0.8585 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.13 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 21.95 constant US$ (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,051 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 659 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2022 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1,449 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 69.1 num th (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 ratio (2024)
- Annual inflation, consumer prices 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in East Timor?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in East Timor was 1.8 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 num th in 2002.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 num th in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- East Timor ranks 169th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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