Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Moldova
Moldova: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 19.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Moldova, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Moldova is 19.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Moldova peaked at 19.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1980.
That places Moldova 128th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.2% | 11.1% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 11.3% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.7% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.2% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.1% | 19.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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- 130 Mauritania 18.8% compare
- 131 Eswatini 18.6% compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,492 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 29 deaths (2100)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 13,589 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 13,769 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 13,953 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 13,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 14,416 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 14,426 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Moldova?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Moldova was 19.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1980.
- How does Moldova rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Moldova ranks 128th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.