Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Romania
Romania: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 3.5% in 2002. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Romania, 1991–2002
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2002, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Romania stood at 3.5%.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Romania peaked at 5.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1999.
That places Romania 70th out of 96 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.0% | — |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -32.0% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -7.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 3.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.8%, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Romania's 3.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Romania?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Romania was 3.5% in 2002, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1999.
- How does Romania rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Romania ranks 70th out of 96 countries with data for 2002.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. 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) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population for ages 0-59 months.