Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Moldova
Moldova: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 4.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Moldova is 4.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Moldova peaked at 9.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2019.
That places Moldova 118th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 4.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 54% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 4.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.1%, 61% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.0% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.5% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Moldova?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Moldova was 4.3% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2019.
- How does Moldova rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Moldova ranks 118th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.