Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Romania
Romania: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.1
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
42nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.12
in 1997
All-time low
1.06
in 1955
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Romania, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Romania recorded 1.1 for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Romania peaked at 1.12 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.06, in 1955.
Romania ranks 42nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.07 | — |
| 1951 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.09 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.1 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.11 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.12 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.12 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.12 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.11 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.11 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.11 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.11 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.1 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.11 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.11 | 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0292 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.1061 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0149 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 519 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Romania?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Romania was 1.1 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 in 1997.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 in 1955.
- How does Romania rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Romania ranks 42nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.