Mauritius vs Romania: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Mauritius
4.8%
in 2024
Romania
4.8%
in 2024
Mauritius rank
94th
Romania rank
94th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Mauritius
- Romania
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 4.8% against 4.8% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 94th and Romania ranks 94th of 163 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 9.2% | 2.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 5.8% | 1.3% | Romania |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.5% | 0.3% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Mauritius or Romania?
- Mauritius, at 4.8% against 4.8% in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Mauritius and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Romania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Romania rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Mauritius ranks 94th 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.