Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Romania
Romania: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 4.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Romania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Romania is 4.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Romania peaked at 9.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2020.
That places Romania 87th out of 148 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.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 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% |
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 infrastructure data for Romania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 119.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.72 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0904 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -12.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.2 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Romania?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Romania was 4.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Romania ranks 87th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 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 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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