Timor-Leste
- Overview
- Obesity prevalence
- Trends over time
- Contextual factors
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National obesity risk *7/10This is a composite ‘obesity risk’ score (out of 10, the highest risk) based on obesity prevalence, rate of increase, likelihood of meeting the 2025 target, treatment indicator and childhood stunting levels.Childhood obesity risk *3.5/11This is a ‘risk score’ for each country’s likelihood of having or acquiring a major childhood obesity problem during the 2020s, taking account of current prevalence levels and risk for future obesity (based on stunting among infants, maternal obesity, maternal smoking, and breastfeeding rates).
Obesity prevalence
Trends over time
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Obesity prevalence
Adults, 2016
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 15-49 |
| Sample size: | 16051 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | General Directorate of Statistics - GDS/Timor-Leste. Ministry of Finance/Timor-Leste and ICF. 2018. Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Dili, Timor-Leste and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GDS and ICF. |
| Notes: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. 4528 Men 11523 Women |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Adults, 2014
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 18-69 |
| Sample size: | 2609 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Non Communicable Diseases Risk Factors: STEPS Survey Timor-Leste 2014 |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Women, 2009-2010
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 15-49 |
| Sample size: | 11698 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | National Statistics Directorate (NSD) [Timor-Leste], Ministry of Finance [Timor-Leste], and ICF Macro. 2010. Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey 2009-10. Dili, Timor-Leste: NSD [Timor-Leste] and ICF Macro. |
| Notes: | Female only data |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Children, 2016
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 0-5 |
| Sample size: | 7206 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | General Directorate of Statistics - GDS/Timor-Leste. Ministry of Finance/Timor-Leste and ICF. 2018. Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Dili, Timor-Leste and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GDS and ICF. https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR329/FR329.pdf (Accessed 28.06.21) |
| Notes: | Infants. |
| Definitions: | Weight for age. Overweight or obesity = >+2SD |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Children, 2015
| Survey type: | Self-reported |
| Age: | 13-17 |
| Sample size: | 3704 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/GSHS_2015_Timor-Leste_Fact_Sheet.pdf?ua=1 (last accessed 24.11.20) |
| Notes: | WHO cutoffs. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Girls, 2009-2010
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 15-19 |
| Sample size: | 2474 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Benedict, Rukundo K., Allison Schmale, and Sorrel Namaste. 2018. Adolescent Nutrition 2000-2017: DHS Data on Adolescents Age 15-19. DHS Comparative Report No. 47. Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF. National Statistics Directorate (NSD) [Timor-Leste], Ministry of Finance [Timor-Leste], and ICF Macro. 2010. Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey 2009-10. Dili, Timor-Leste: NSD [Timor-Leste] and ICF Macro. |
| Definitions: | BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity |
| Cutoffs: | WHO 2007 |
% Adults living with obesity, 2009-2016
Women
| Survey type: | Measured |
| References: | 2009: National Statistics Directorate (NSD) [Timor-Leste], Ministry of Finance [Timor-Leste], and ICF Macro. 2010. Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey 2009-10. Dili, Timor-Leste: NSD [Timor-Leste] and ICF Macro. 2014: Non Communicable Diseases Risk Factors: STEPS Survey Timor-Leste 2014 2016: General Directorate of Statistics - GDS/Timor-Leste. Ministry of Finance/Timor-Leste and ICF. 2018. Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Dili, Timor-Leste and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GDS and ICF. |
| Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. | |
% Adults living with overweight or obesity, 2009-2016
Women
| Survey type: | Measured |
| References: | 2009: National Statistics Directorate (NSD) [Timor-Leste], Ministry of Finance [Timor-Leste], and ICF Macro. 2010. Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey 2009-10. Dili, Timor-Leste: NSD [Timor-Leste] and ICF Macro. 2014: Non Communicable Diseases Risk Factors: STEPS Survey Timor-Leste 2014 2016: General Directorate of Statistics - GDS/Timor-Leste. Ministry of Finance/Timor-Leste and ICF. 2018. Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Dili, Timor-Leste and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GDS and ICF. |
| Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. | |
