Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Romania
Romania: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 23.01 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
23.01
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
105th
of 193 countries
All-time high
23.01
in 2022
All-time low
7.89
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Romania, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Romania recorded 23.01 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Romania peaked at 23.01 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.89, in 1990.
Romania ranks 105th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.89 | — |
| 1991 | 7.94 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 8 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 8.08 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 8.21 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 8.36 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 8.53 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 8.76 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 9.04 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 9.37 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 9.75 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 10.17 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 10.63 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 11.14 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 11.72 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 12.4 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 13.19 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 14.05 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 14.94 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 15.82 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 16.65 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 17.39 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 18.06 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 18.66 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 19.23 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 19.76 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 20.27 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 20.77 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 21.26 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 21.74 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 22.21 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 22.66 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 23.01 | +1.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 23.01 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 79% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Romania's 23.01 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.84, 93% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.42 | 7.89 | 9.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.38 | 9.75 | 15.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.38 | 16.65 | 21.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.63 | 22.21 | 23.01 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Romania?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Romania was 23.01 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 23.01 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.89 in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Romania ranks 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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