Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Romania
Romania: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 4.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Romania, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Romania recorded 4.8% for prevalence of overweight, weight for height in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Romania peaked at 9.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2020.
Romania ranks 94th of 163 countries on this measure, 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 in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.7% | — |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +6.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 4.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 56% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Romania's 4.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6%, 73% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.4% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More health data for Romania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 113 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Romania?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Romania was 4.8% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Romania ranks 94th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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 (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children 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.