Diabetes prevalence in Timor-Leste

An estimated 3.2% of people aged 20 to 79 in Timor-Leste had diabetes in 2024.

Measure: Diabetes prevalence, ages 20 to 79 Unit: % of population aged 20 to 79 Data: 2011 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Timor-Leste, 2024 3.2% % of population aged 20 to 79
Change from 2011 −4.3percentage points 2011: 7.5%
World, 2024 10.8% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 202nd of 209 See the full ranking

Diabetes prevalence in Timor-Leste over time

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% of population aged 20 to 79. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Diabetes prevalence, ages 20 to 79 (% of population aged 20 to 79), 2011 to 2024
Period Timor-LesteWorld
2024 3.2% 10.8%
2011 7.5% 8.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 7.5% in 2011, a change of −4.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, Timor-Leste has the 202nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 10.8%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Diabetes Federation, Diabetes Atlas
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.DIAB.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2011 to 2024 for Timor-Leste
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Diabetes Federation, Diabetes Atlas