Prevalence of overweight in Romania
Romania: Prevalence of overweight was 65.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Romania, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight in Romania stood at 65.1%. 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 in Romania peaked at 65.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 1990.
That places Romania 46th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.3% | — |
| 1991 | 39.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 39.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 40.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 40.5% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 40.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 41.3% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 41.7% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 42.2% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 42.9% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 43.5% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 44.3% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 46.9% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 47.8% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 50.8% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 59.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 62.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.8% | 39.3% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 43.5% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 52.9% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 63.1% | 65.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Romania?
- Prevalence of overweight in Romania was 65.1% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Romania ranks 46th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.