Share of children who are overweight or obese in East Timor
East Timor: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight or obese in East Timor, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 1.2% for share of children who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in East Timor peaked at 5.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2023.
East Timor ranks 161st of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
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 East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.2327 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2038 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1155 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2379 °C (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
- Consumer price index 181.88 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.05 °C (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in East Timor?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in East Timor was 1.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- East Timor ranks 161st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.