Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Romania
Romania: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 10.07 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Romania, 1959–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Romania stood at 10.07. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Romania peaked at 212.36 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 10.07, in 2020.
That places Romania 146th out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 94.86 | — |
| 1960 | 85.58 | -9.8% |
| 1961 | 117.61 | +37.4% |
| 1962 | 108.3 | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 87 | -19.7% |
| 1964 | 81.98 | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 87.65 | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 88.74 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 94.21 | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 99.29 | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 107.94 | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 118.7 | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 132.09 | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 131.28 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 134.82 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 120.67 | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 122 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 129.8 | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 146.68 | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 132.29 | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 135.19 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 138.1 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 146.93 | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 182.87 | +24.5% |
| 1983 | 176.18 | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 155.35 | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 212.36 | +36.7% |
| 1986 | 202.41 | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 187.63 | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 165.39 | -11.9% |
| 1989 | 144.79 | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 126.95 | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 111.71 | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 108.61 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 85.19 | -21.6% |
| 1994 | 76.97 | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 74.96 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 77.01 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 66.85 | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 61.05 | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 57.17 | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 50.21 | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 47.51 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 47.09 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 48.17 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 45.66 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 36.83 | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 30.8 | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 25.54 | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 23.45 | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 21.15 | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 22.21 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 18.87 | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 17.89 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 17 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 15.44 | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 14.76 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 15.66 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 12.76 | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 11.4 | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 10.36 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 10.07 | -2.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 10.07 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.61, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Romania's 10.07 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.23, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 94.86 | 94.86 | 94.86 | 1 |
| 1960s | 95.83 | 81.98 | 117.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 130.35 | 118.7 | 146.68 | 10 |
| 1980s | 171.2 | 138.1 | 212.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.65 | 57.17 | 126.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.64 | 21.15 | 50.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.63 | 10.36 | 22.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.07 | 10.07 | 10.07 | 1 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 113 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in Romania?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Romania was 10.07 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 212.36 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.07 in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Romania ranks 146th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.