Timor-Leste
Country in Asia
In brief
Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79: 3.2% (2024). World rank 8 of 209 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 49. Overweight adults: 14.4% (2022). World rank 2 of 196 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 47. Adults who use tobacco: 48.8% (2024). World rank 166 of 166 (1 = best); in Asia, 44 of 44. From 2014 to 2024: children vaccinated against measles 74% → 72%, infant deaths per 1,000 births 45 → 34.6, and deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births 61.9 → 47.6. Better than all its neighbours (Indonesia): doctors per 1,000 people, HIV prevalence, diabetes prevalence, out-of-pocket health spending, and overweight adults. Worse than all its neighbours (Indonesia): adult literacy, secondary school enrolment, higher education enrolment, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, and hospital beds per 1,000 people.