Causes of mortality in Romania
Romania: Causes of mortality was 244,061 Deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Romania, 1963–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.
Analysis
Romania recorded 244,061 Deaths for causes of mortality in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Romania peaked at 336,075 Deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 155,767 Deaths, in 1963.
That places Romania 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Causes of mortality in Romania, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 155,767 Deaths | — |
| 1969 | 201,225 Deaths | +29.2% |
| 1970 | 193,255 Deaths | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 194,306 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 189,793 Deaths | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 203,559 Deaths | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 191,286 Deaths | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 197,538 Deaths | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 204,873 Deaths | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 208,685 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 211,846 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 246,769 Deaths | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 240,371 Deaths | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 239,256 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 248,830 Deaths | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 248,692 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 262,088 Deaths | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 257,942 Deaths | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 270,413 Deaths | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 269,763 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 247,306 Deaths | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 247,086 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 251,760 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 263,855 Deaths | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 263,323 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 266,101 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 271,672 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 286,158 Deaths | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 279,315 Deaths | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 269,166 Deaths | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 265,194 Deaths | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 255,820 Deaths | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 259,603 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 269,666 Deaths | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 266,575 Deaths | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 258,890 Deaths | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 262,101 Deaths | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 258,094 Deaths | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 251,965 Deaths | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 253,202 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 257,213 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 259,723 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 251,439 Deaths | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 255,539 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 247,475 Deaths | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 254,965 Deaths | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 261,294 Deaths | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 258,404 Deaths | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 262,321 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 264,963 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 259,889 Deaths | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 299,524 Deaths | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 336,075 Deaths | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 273,382 Deaths | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 244,061 Deaths | -10.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 244,061 Deaths is above the median for high income countries, which is 115,390 Deaths, 2.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Romania's 244,061 Deaths is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 111,294 Deaths, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Causes of mortality in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +29.2% | 155,767 Deaths | 201,225 Deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 178,496 Deaths | 155,767 Deaths | 201,225 Deaths | 2 |
| 1970s | 199,460 Deaths | 189,793 Deaths | 211,846 Deaths | 9 |
| 1980s | 253,143 Deaths | 239,256 Deaths | 270,413 Deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 266,363 Deaths | 247,086 Deaths | 286,158 Deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 259,313 Deaths | 251,965 Deaths | 269,666 Deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 257,601 Deaths | 247,475 Deaths | 264,963 Deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 288,260 Deaths | 244,061 Deaths | 336,075 Deaths | 4 |
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 causes of mortality in Romania?
- Causes of mortality in Romania was 244,061 Deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 336,075 Deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 155,767 Deaths in 1963.
- How does Romania rank for causes of mortality?
- Romania ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.