Europe & Central Asia vs Romania: Prevalence of overweight, male
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 73.8% against 61.4% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 12.4%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th and Romania ranks 13th of 43 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.8% | 41.8% | 7.0% | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 50.9% | 3.8% | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 64.2% | 5.0% | Romania |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 72.6% | 11.4% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Europe & Central Asia or Romania?
- Romania, at 73.8% against 61.4% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Europe & Central Asia and Romania?
- 12.4%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Romania?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Romania rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th and Romania ranks 13th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight male adults is the percentage of males 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.