Libya vs Romania: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Libya
4.7%
in 2024
Romania
4.8%
in 2024
Libya rank
97th
Romania rank
94th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Libya
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 4.8% against 4.7% in Libya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 97th and Romania ranks 94th of 163 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 9.2% | 16.0% | Libya |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 5.8% | 12.6% | Libya |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 4.5% | 2.3% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Libya or Romania?
- Romania, at 4.8% against 4.7% in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Libya and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Romania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Romania rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Libya ranks 97th and Romania ranks 94th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). 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 children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.