Health · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Romania: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 76.5 yrs (2024), 94th of 217 in the world and 43rd of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 80.3 yrs (2024), 84th of 217 in the world and 41st of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 72.8 yrs (2024), 99th of 217 in the world and 44th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Romania in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 76.5 yrs2024 | 94/217 | 43/58 | 71.2 yrs | 73.5 yrs | 74.3 yrs | +2.1%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 80.3 yrs2024 | 84/217 | 41/58 | 74.8 yrs | 77.3 yrs | 78.3 yrs | +2.0%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 72.8 yrs2024 | 99/217 | 44/58 | 67.7 yrs | 69.8 yrs | 70.4 yrs | +2.1%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 6.02024 | 141/196 | 14/52 | 18.0 | 10.5 | 5.4 | −28%since 2014 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 7.32024 | 141/196 | 14/52 | 21.4 | 12.4 | 6.5 | −26%since 2014 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 3.62024 | 148/196 | 15/52 | 10.2 | 5.5 | 3.1 | −22%since 2014 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 122023 | 144/194 | 14/51 | 45 | 23 | 16 | −33%since 2013 | 11 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 78%2024 | 152/193 | 47/51 | 98% | 95% | 87% | −11.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 94% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.2%2024 | 103/153 | 18/35 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | — | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 602024 | 83/208 | 7/52 | 189 | 127 | 70 | −39%since 2014 | 22 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 5.7%2023 | 112/193 | 46/52 | 4.2% | 5.6% | 6.2% | +0.5 ppsince 2013 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 23.0%2023 | 119/193 | 24/52 | 19.4% | 19.6% | 19.0% | +2.8 ppsince 2013 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 3.622022 | 40/180 | 28/50 | 1.96 | 2.48 | 3.31 | +40%since 2012 | 3.90 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 7.22022 | 9/182 | 5/51 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 7.1 | +10%since 2012 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 33/206 | 17/56 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 90.5%2024 | 113/203 | 50/54 | 74.1%2001 | 78.9% | 87.8% | +8.1 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 29.7%2024 | 30/166 | 16/48 | 38.7% | 34.5% | 31.0% | −4.8 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 10.32019 | 124/186 | 11/49 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 10.32019 | −26%since 2009 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+2.1%76.5 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+2.0%80.3 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+2.1%72.8 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−28%6.0 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−11.0 pp78% in 2024
- HIV prevalence+0.1 pp0.2% in 2024
- Out-of-pocket spending+2.8 pp23.0% in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Romania and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Romania. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Romania | Ukraine | Hungary | Serbia | Bulgaria | Moldova |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.5 yrs2024 | 74.7 yrs2024 | 76.7 yrs2024 | 76.0 yrs2024 | 75.8 yrs2024 | 71.3 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 80.3 yrs2024 | 79.4 yrs2024 | 79.9 yrs2024 | 78.3 yrs2024 | 79.5 yrs2024 | 75.7 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 72.8 yrs2024 | 69.8 yrs2024 | 73.7 yrs2024 | 73.7 yrs2024 | 72.2 yrs2024 | 66.7 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 6.02024 | 7.62024 | 3.12024 | 4.62024 | 4.62024 | 15.12024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 7.32024 | 7.92024 | 3.72024 | 5.42024 | 5.72024 | 16.52024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 3.62024 | 4.52024 | 2.12024 | 3.02024 | 2.62024 | 12.32024 |
| Maternal mortality | 122023 | 152023 | 122023 | 112023 | 62023 | 192023 |
| Measles vaccination | 78%2024 | 91%2024 | 99%2024 | 84%2024 | 94%2024 | 84%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.2%2024 | — | — | 0.1%2024 | 0.1%2024 | 0.9%2024 |