Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Romania
Romania: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 65.08 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Romania, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Romania recorded 65.08 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Romania peaked at 65.08 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.34, in 1990.
Romania ranks 45th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.34 | — |
| 1991 | 39.6 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 39.88 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 40.17 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 40.49 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 40.85 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 41.26 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 41.72 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 42.25 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 42.86 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 43.54 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 44.29 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 45.1 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 45.97 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 46.89 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 47.84 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 48.82 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 49.82 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 50.83 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 51.86 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 52.88 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 53.91 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 54.94 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 55.96 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 56.99 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 58.02 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 59.06 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 60.09 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 61.1 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 62.11 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 63.11 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 64.1 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 65.08 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.84 | 39.34 | 42.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.5 | 43.54 | 51.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.51 | 52.88 | 62.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.1 | 63.11 | 65.08 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Romania?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Romania was 65.08 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 65.08 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.34 in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Romania ranks 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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