Mauritius vs Romania: Share of children who are overweight or obese

Mauritius
4.8%
in 2024
Romania
4.8%
in 2024
Mauritius rank
93rd
Romania rank
93rd

Share of children who are overweight or obese over time

  • Mauritius
  • Romania
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 4.8% against 4.8% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Mauritius ranks 93rd and Romania ranks 93rd of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who are overweight or obese
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 4,075 data points, 2000–2024
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Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.