% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Romania
Romania: % of premature births - less than 37 weeks was 11.88 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.88
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
10th
of 17 countries
All-time high
11.88
in 2024
All-time low
8.3
in 2017
Years of data
13
2012–2024
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Romania, 2012–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Romania is 11.88, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Romania peaked at 11.88 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.3, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.2 | — |
| 2013 | 9.6 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 8.8 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 9.1 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 9.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.3 | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 9.1 | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 9.3 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 10.3 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 10.58 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 11.13 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 11.24 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 11.88 | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.19 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.03 | 10.3 | 11.88 | 5 |
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- 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0244 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Romania?
- % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Romania was 11.88 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 11.88 in 2024.
- What is the lowest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 in 2017.
- How does Romania rank for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks?
- Romania ranks 10th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of % of premature births - less than 37 weeks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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