Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Moldova
Moldova: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 4.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Moldova is 4.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Moldova peaked at 8.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2019.
Moldova ranks 130th of 180 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.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.8% | — |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +10.8% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 4.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 55% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 4.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.2%, 57% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.6% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.3% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More infrastructure data for Moldova
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 734,202 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 24.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3056 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -13.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 734,202 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.52 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Moldova?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Moldova was 4.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2019.
- How does Moldova rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Moldova ranks 130th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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