What is the difference in burden of disease between Republic of Moldova and Romania?

534 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and Romania?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Moldova vs Romania: Burden of disease

Republic of Moldova

46,890 DALYs per 100,000 people

in 2021

Romania

46,356 DALYs per 100,000 people

in 2021

Republic of Moldova rank

37th

Romania rank

39th

Burden of disease over time

Republic of Moldova
Romania

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 46,890 DALYs per 100,000 people against 46,356 DALYs per 100,000 people in Romania, a difference of 534 DALYs per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Republic of Moldova ahead.

Republic of Moldova ranks 37th and Romania ranks 39th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Republic of Moldova averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Moldova	Romania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	47,507 DALYs per 100,000 people	39,737 DALYs per 100,000 people	7,770 DALYs per 100,000 people	Republic of Moldova
2010s	40,402 DALYs per 100,000 people	38,332 DALYs per 100,000 people	2,070 DALYs per 100,000 people	Republic of Moldova
2020s	43,383 DALYs per 100,000 people	44,331 DALYs per 100,000 people	948.25 DALYs per 100,000 people	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burden of disease, Republic of Moldova or Romania?: Republic of Moldova, at 46,890 DALYs per 100,000 people against 46,356 DALYs per 100,000 people in Romania as of 2021.
What is the difference in burden of disease between Republic of Moldova and Romania?: 534 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and Romania?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Republic of Moldova and Romania rank globally for burden of disease?: Republic of Moldova ranks 37th and Romania ranks 39th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Burden of disease
Unit: DALYs per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.