Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Romania
Romania: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was 7.5 Years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Romania, 1968–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Romania recorded 7.5 Years for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Romania peaked at 8.1 Years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.3 Years, in 1968.
Romania ranks 4th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.45 Years | 4.3 Years | 4.6 Years | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.64 Years | 4.4 Years | 5.2 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.74 Years | 5.3 Years | 6.1 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.38 Years | 6.4 Years | 8.1 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.36 Years | 7 Years | 7.9 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.34 Years | 7.1 Years | 7.7 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.64 Years | 7.4 Years | 7.9 Years | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Romania?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Romania was 7.5 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1 Years in 1997.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 Years in 1968.
- How does Romania rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Romania ranks 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.