European Union vs Romania: Prevalence of overweight, male
European Union
59.3%
in 2022
Romania
73.8%
in 2022
European Union rank
13th
Romania rank
13th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- European Union
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 73.8% against 59.3% in European Union, a difference of 14.5%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was European Union ahead.
European Union ranks 13th and Romania ranks 13th of 43 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.2% | 41.8% | 10.4% | European Union |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 50.9% | 6.5% | European Union |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 64.2% | 4.8% | Romania |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 72.6% | 13.2% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, European Union or Romania?
- Romania, at 73.8% against 59.3% in European Union as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between European Union and Romania?
- 14.5%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Romania?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do European Union and Romania rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- European Union ranks 13th 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.