Romania vs World Bank (lower middle income): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Romania
23.01
in 2022
World Bank (lower middle income)
13.87
in 2022
Romania rank
105th
World Bank (lower middle income) rank
107th

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

  • Romania
  • World Bank (lower middle income)
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 23.01 against 13.87 in World Bank (lower middle income), a difference of 9.14.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.7 times World Bank (lower middle income)'s.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Romania ranks 105th and World Bank (lower middle income) ranks 107th of 193 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania World Bank (lower middle income) Difference Ahead
2000s 12.38 6.46 5.93 Romania
2010s 19.38 10.04 9.33 Romania
2020s 22.63 13.27 9.35 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, Romania or World Bank (lower middle income)?
Romania, at 23.01 against 13.87 in World Bank (lower middle income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Romania and World Bank (lower middle income)?
9.14, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and World Bank (lower middle income)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Romania and World Bank (lower middle income) rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Romania ranks 105th and World Bank (lower middle income) ranks 107th 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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