Romania: health and care

What is life expectancy in Romania?

Life expectancy at birth in Romania was 76.5 years in 2024, up from 76.3 in 2023, according to Eurostat's life expectancy table, based on data from the National Institute of Statistics. It was 72.8 years for men and 80.3 years for women.

Women live 7.5 years longer than men on average. Life expectancy is calculated from death rates at each age in a given year, so it describes current mortality rather than how long a baby born today will actually live.

Official sources: life expectancy table

What is the infant mortality rate in Romania?

Romania's infant mortality rate was 6.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, up from 5.6 in 2023 and 2022, according to Eurostat's infant mortality table.

The rate counts deaths of children under one year old. Annual figures can move by a few tenths because the number of births and infant deaths is small. The National Institute of Statistics publishes the national figures by county.

Official sources: infant mortality table

How long do people live in Romania?

The UN Population Division puts life expectancy at birth in Romania at 76.5 years in 2024. No year since 2005 has been higher. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 79.5 years, and Romania placed 38th highest of 52. Worldwide: 73rd of 193.

What is the infant mortality rate in Romania?

The UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation puts the infant mortality rate in Romania at 6.0 per 1,000 in 2024. Since 2005 it has ranged from 5.3 per 1,000 (2021) to 15.5 per 1,000 (2005). It is 13th highest of 51 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 3.4 per 1,000. Of 192 countries with 2024 data, 138th highest.

What is maternal mortality in Romania?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2023, is 12.0 per 100,000. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 13th highest of 51 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 6.0 per 100,000. Worldwide: 141st of 192.

How much does Romania spend on health?

The WHO puts current health spending in Romania at 5.7% of GDP in 2023. The peak was 6.5% of GDP in 2021 and the low 4.5% of GDP in 2011. Europe & Central Asia median: 7.5% of GDP; Romania is 45th highest of 51. World rank, highest first: 110th of 191.

What is out-of-pocket health spending in Romania?

23.0%: that is out-of-pocket health spending in Romania for 2023, according to the WHO. Its high point since 2005 was 2011, at 24.3%; its low point was 2007, at 17.6%. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 22.0%, and Romania placed 24th highest of 51. Worldwide: 118th of 191.

How many doctors per person does Romania have?

According to the WHO, the number of doctors per 1,000 people in Romania was 3.6 per 1,000 in 2022. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 3.7 per 1,000, and Romania placed 23rd highest of 42. Worldwide: 32nd of 125.

How many hospital beds does Romania have?

7.2 per 1,000: that is hospital beds per 1,000 people in Romania for 2022, according to the WHO. No year since 2005 has been higher. Europe & Central Asia median: 4.3 per 1,000; Romania is 4th highest of 42. Worldwide: 7th of 110.

How many children in Romania are vaccinated against measles?

According to WHO and UNICEF, measles vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Romania was 78.0% in 2024. No year since 2005 has been lower. It is 47th highest of 51 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 94.0%. Worldwide: 150th of 191.