Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Romania
Romania: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 38,900 in 2002. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Romania, 1991–2002
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Romania recorded 38,900 for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in 2002. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Romania peaked at 55,520 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 38,900, in 2002.
Romania ranks 61st of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,485 | 41,450 | 55,520 | 2 |
| 2000s | 43,890 | 38,900 | 48,900 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More environment data for Romania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 101.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.35 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0241 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0241 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Romania?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Romania was 38,900 in 2002, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 55,520 in 1991.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,900 in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Romania ranks 61st out of 99 countries with data for 2002.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of children younger than five who are 'wasted'. Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example because of acute food shortage or disease.