Child stunting in Romania

12.8% of children under five in Romania were stunted in 2002.

Stunting in children under five % of children under 5 Data: 1991 to 2002 Source: World Bank

The latest value for Romania is for 2002. Most countries have figures for 2019.

Romania, 2002 12.8% % of children under 5

Change from 2001 −1.2percentage points 2001: 14.0%

Child stunting in Romania over time

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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

A dash means no value was published for that period.

That is a change of −1.2 percentage points from 14.0% in 2001.
Since 1991, when it was 11.2%, the figure has changed by +1.6 percentage points.

Original producer: UNICEF, WHO and World Bank, Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates
Distributed by: World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code: SH.STA.STNT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 1991 to 2002 for Romania
Provider update: 8 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution: Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNICEF, WHO and World Bank, Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates