Healthy life expectancy at birth in Romania
Romania: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 63.85 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
63.85
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
74th
of 185 countries
All-time high
66.18
in 2019
All-time low
62.19
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Romania, 2000β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy at birth in Romania stood at 63.85.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Romania peaked at 66.18 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.19, in 2002.
Romania ranks 74th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.21 | 62.19 | 64.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.59 | 64.68 | 66.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.43 | 63.85 | 65.02 | 2 |
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More health data for Romania
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,419 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 113 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 102,589 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 98,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 100,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 96,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 97,668 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Romania?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Romania was 63.85 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 66.18 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.19 in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Romania ranks 74th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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