Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Romania
Romania: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty was 3.5% in 2002. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 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, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 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, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Romania peaked at 5.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1999.
Romania ranks 70th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 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 poverty & inequality data for Romania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,021 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.54 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.5% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Romania?
- Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 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 share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1999.
- How does Romania rank for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Romania ranks 70th out of 96 countries with data for 2002.
- Is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 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 Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Underweight children are those less than 5 years old, whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day.