Share of population with large expenditures on health in Romania
Romania: Share of population with large expenditures on health was 13.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Share of population with large expenditures on health in Romania, 1998–2016
Source: World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 13.4% for share of population with large expenditures on health in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with large expenditures on health in Romania peaked at 13.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1998.
Romania ranks 17th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of population with large expenditures on health in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.9% | — |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.0% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 12.0% | 13.4% | 5 |
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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.4253 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0261 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with large expenditures on health in Romania?
- Share of population with large expenditures on health in Romania was 13.4% in 2016, according to World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with large expenditures on health recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of population with large expenditures on health recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1998.
- How does Romania rank for share of population with large expenditures on health?
- Romania ranks 17th out of 63 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of population with large expenditures on health rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with large expenditures on health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health (greater than 10%) as a share of total household expenditure or income (%).