China vs Romania: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

China
22.79
in 2022
Romania
23.01
in 2022
China rank
106th
Romania rank
105th

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • China
  • Romania
510152025199020062022

How they compare

Romania currently reports 23.01 against 22.79 in China, a difference of 0.22.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.

China ranks 106th and Romania ranks 105th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 6.6 8.42 1.82 Romania
2000s 12.23 12.38 0.149 Romania
2010s 19.91 19.38 0.536 China
2020s 22.45 22.63 0.1733 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, China or Romania?
Romania, at 23.01 against 22.79 in China as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between China and Romania?
0.22, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Romania?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do China and Romania rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
China ranks 106th and Romania ranks 105th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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