Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Romania
Romania: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 72.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Romania, 2004–2020
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Romania stood at 72.3%.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Romania peaked at 84.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 69.9%, in 2019.
Romania ranks 94th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 73.7% | — |
| 2005 | 80.2% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 79.5% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 80.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 75.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 73.6% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 70.2% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +3.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 72.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.3%, 74% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Romania's 72.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.8%, 75% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.6% | 73.7% | 84.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 69.9% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 72.3% | 72.3% | 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Romania?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Romania was 72.3% in 2020, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9% in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Romania ranks 94th out of 99 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care are the percentage of women attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.