Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Romania
Romania: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 29.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.6%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
93rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
29.6%
in 2024
All-time low
7.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Romania, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Romania stood at 29.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Romania peaked at 29.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1980.
That places Romania 93rd out of 198 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.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.3% | — |
| 1981 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 7.5% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 7.6% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 7.7% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 7.9% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 8.2% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 8.4% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 8.6% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 10.2% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.8% | 7.3% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 8.7% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 12.0% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 20.3% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 27.2% | 29.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Romania?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Romania was 29.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1980.
- How does Romania rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Romania ranks 93rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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