Births attended by skilled health staff in Romania
Romania: Births attended by skilled health staff was 93.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Births attended by skilled health staff in Romania, 1989–2020
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2020, births attended by skilled health staff in Romania stood at 93.0%.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Romania peaked at 99.9% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 2019.
That places Romania 117th out of 169 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 99.9% | — |
| 1990 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 98.9% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 98.3% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 98.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 99.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 93.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +1.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 93.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 93% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Romania's 93.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 93% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.1% | 98.0% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.1% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 91.5% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 93.0% | 93.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More health data for Romania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 113 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Romania?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Romania was 93.0% in 2020, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1989.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Romania ranks 117th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.