Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Romania
Romania: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 63.85 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
63.85
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
74th
of 184 countries
All-time high
66.18
in 2019
All-time low
62.19
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Romania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Romania stood at 63.85.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Romania peaked at 66.18 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.19, in 2002.
Romania ranks 74th of 184 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.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.29 | — |
| 2001 | 62.38 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 62.19 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 62.5 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 62.94 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 63.25 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 63.67 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 64.13 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 64.3 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 64.45 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 64.68 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 65.27 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 65.19 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 65.71 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 65.61 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.68 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 65.82 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 65.87 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 65.91 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 66.18 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 65.02 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 63.85 | -1.8% |
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
- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,419 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 113 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1556 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.2031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3183 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Romania?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Romania was 63.85 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 66.18 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.19 in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Romania ranks 74th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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