Causes of mortality in Romania

Romania: Causes of mortality was 244,061 Deaths in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
244,061 Deaths
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
15th
of 36 countries
All-time high
336,075 Deaths
in 2021
All-time low
155,767 Deaths
in 1963
Years of data
55
1963–2023

Causes of mortality in Romania, 1963–2023

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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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 12 Argentina 353,373 Deaths compare
  2. 13 Canada 326,779 Deaths compare
  3. 14 Colombia 268,371 Deaths compare
  4. 16 Australia 187,268 Deaths compare
  5. 17 Peru 158,798 Deaths compare
  6. 18 Hungary 127,470 Deaths compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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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

Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.