Timor-Leste Social: Health Statistics
Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population
Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data was reported at 53.700 % in 2021. This stayed constant from the previous number of 53.700 % for 2020. Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data is updated yearly, averaging 53.700 % from Dec 2019 (Median) to 2021, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 53.700 % in 2021 and a record low of 53.700 % in 2021. Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Timor-Leste – Table TL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.;Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO);Population-weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 53.700 2021 | yearly | 2019 - 2021 |
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Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults
Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults data was reported at 14.370 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 13.710 % for 2021. Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 6.790 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2022, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.370 % in 2022 and a record low of 3.630 % in 1990. Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Timor-Leste – Table TL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 21.600 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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TL: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population
TL: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population data was reported at 0.110 Ratio in 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.110 Ratio for 2023. TL: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.100 Ratio from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2024, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.110 Ratio in 2024 and a record low of 0.100 Ratio in 2013. TL: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Timor-Leste – Table TL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations expressed per 1,000 uninfected population in the year before the period.;UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), uri: https://aidsinfo.unaids.org/, publisher: UNAIDS, date accessed: 2025-08-27, date published: 2025-07;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.110 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
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TL: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population Aged 15-24
TL: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population Aged 15-24 data was reported at 0.130 Ratio in 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.130 Ratio for 2023. TL: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 0.120 Ratio from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2024, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.140 Ratio in 2021 and a record low of 0.100 Ratio in 2001. TL: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Timor-Leste – Table TL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 15-24 expressed per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 in the year before the period.;UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), uri: https://aidsinfo.unaids.org/, publisher: UNAIDS, date accessed: 2025-08-27, date published: 2025-07;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.130 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
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TL: Newly Infected with HIV: Adults: Aged 15-24
TL: Newly Infected with HIV: Adults: Aged 15-24 data was reported at 100.000 Number in 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 100.000 Number for 2023. TL: Newly Infected with HIV: Adults: Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 100.000 Number from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2024, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 100.000 Number in 2024 and a record low of 100.000 Number in 2024. TL: Newly Infected with HIV: Adults: Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Timor-Leste – Table TL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Number of young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV.;UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), uri: https://aidsinfo.unaids.org/, publisher: UNAIDS, date accessed: 2025-08-27, date published: 2025-07;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 100.000 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
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TL: Newly Infected with HIV: Adults: Aged 15-49
TL: Newly Infected with HIV: Adults: Aged 15-49 data was reported at 200.000 Number in 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 200.000 Number for 2023. TL: Newly Infected with HIV: Adults: Aged 15-49 data is updated yearly, averaging 100.000 Number from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2024, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 200.000 Number in 2024 and a record low of 100.000 Number in 2012. TL: Newly Infected with HIV: Adults: Aged 15-49 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Timor-Leste – Table TL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Number of adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV.;UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), uri: https://aidsinfo.unaids.org/, publisher: UNAIDS, date accessed: 2025-08-27, date published: 2025-07;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 200.000 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
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TL: Prevalence of Anemia among Children: % of Children Aged 6-59 Months
TL: Prevalence of Anemia among Children: % of Children Aged 6-59 Months data was reported at 46.300 % in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 46.100 % for 2018. TL: Prevalence of Anemia among Children: % of Children Aged 6-59 Months data is updated yearly, averaging 44.900 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2019, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.300 % in 2000 and a record low of 44.900 % in 2010. TL: Prevalence of Anemia among Children: % of Children Aged 6-59 Months data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Timor-Leste – Table TL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of anemia, children ages 6-59 months, is the percentage of children ages 6-59 months whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter, adjusted for altitude.;Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO);Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 46.300 2019 | yearly | 2000 - 2019 |
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TL: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults
TL: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults data was reported at 38.700 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 39.300 % for 2021. TL: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 46.200 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 52.800 % in 2000 and a record low of 38.700 % in 2022. TL: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Timor-Leste – Table TL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of the population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.;Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 39.200 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
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TL: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults
TL: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults data was reported at 10.500 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.800 % for 2021. TL: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 15.200 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.200 % in 2000 and a record low of 10.500 % in 2022. TL: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Timor-Leste – Table TL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of the female population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.;Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 10.800 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
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TL: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults
TL: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults data was reported at 67.000 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 67.800 % for 2021. TL: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 77.300 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 84.400 % in 2000 and a record low of 67.000 % in 2022. TL: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Timor-Leste – Table TL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of the male population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.;Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 67.600 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
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TL: Prevalence of Overweight: Weight for Height: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate
TL: Prevalence of Overweight: Weight for Height: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data was reported at 1.200 % in 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.200 % for 2023. TL: Prevalence of Overweight: Weight for Height: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging 2.400 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2024, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.000 % in 2000 and a record low of 1.200 % in 2024. TL: Prevalence of Overweight: Weight for Height: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Timor-Leste – Table TL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.;Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/joint-child-malnutrition-estimates-unicef-who-wb; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/joint-child-malnutrition-estimates-unicef-who-wb, note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME); World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/joint-child-malnutrition-estimates-unicef-who-wb, note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME);Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.300 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
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TL: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate
TL: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data was reported at 45.400 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 45.200 % for 2023. TL: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging 52.700 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2024, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 57.000 % in 2006 and a record low of 45.200 % in 2023. TL: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Timor-Leste – Table TL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.;Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/joint-child-malnutrition-estimates-unicef-who-wb, publisher: JME; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/joint-child-malnutrition-estimates-unicef-who-wb, note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), publisher: JME; World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/joint-child-malnutrition-estimates-unicef-who-wb, note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), publisher: JME;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 45.100 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
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TL: Women Making Their Own Informed Decisions Regarding Sexual Relations, Contraceptive Use and Reproductive Health Care: % Aged 15-49
TL: Women Making Their Own Informed Decisions Regarding Sexual Relations, Contraceptive Use and Reproductive Health Care: % Aged 15-49 data was reported at 35.900 % in 2016. TL: Women Making Their Own Informed Decisions Regarding Sexual Relations, Contraceptive Use and Reproductive Health Care: % Aged 15-49 data is updated yearly, averaging 35.900 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2016, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35.900 % in 2016 and a record low of 35.900 % in 2016. TL: Women Making Their Own Informed Decisions Regarding Sexual Relations, Contraceptive Use and Reproductive Health Care: % Aged 15-49 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Timor-Leste – Table TL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Proportion of women ages 15-49 years (married or in union) who make their own decision on all three selected areas i.e. can say no to sexual intercourse with their husband or partner if they do not want; decide on use of contraception; and decide on their own health care. Only women who provide a “yes” answer to all three components are considered as women who “make her own decisions regarding sexual and reproductive”.;Demographic and Health Surveys compiled by United Nations Population Fund, United Nations (UN), uri: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/UNSDGAPIV5/swagger/index.html, note: Indicator code from the original source: SH_FPL_INFM; Indicator name from the original source: Proportion of women aged 15–49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care, publisher: UN Statistics Division, type: API;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 35.900 2016 | yearly | 2016 - 2016 |