Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Romania
Romania: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 7.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Romania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Romania stood at 7.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Romania peaked at 13.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2022.
That places Romania 103rd out of 147 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 stunted in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.5% | — |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.1% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.4% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 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 stunted in Romania?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Romania was 7.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Romania ranks 103rd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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