Romania – Country Overview for Health
Coordinated by the European Institute of Women’s Health
Map of Romania
ROMANIA- A HEALTH OVERVIEW
Demographic and Socio-Economic Trends
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Total population (2007): 21,528,627
Female percentage of population (2007): 51.267%
Age distribution (2007):
| Ages 0-14 | 15.4% |
| Ages 15-24 | 14.9% |
| Ages 25-49 | 37.0% |
| Ages 50-64 | 17.8% |
| Ages 65-79 | 12.2% |
| Age 80 and older | 2.7% |
Percentage of population over ages 0-14 (2004) :
- Female: 15.37%
- Male: 16.97%
Percentage of population over age 65 (2004):
- Female: 16.68%
- Male: 12.27%
BASIC HEALTH
Life expectancy from birth (2006):
- 76.2 years female
- 69.2 years male
Caesarean sections per 1000 live births (2005): 213.8
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births (2005): 24
Percentage using contraception (2004): 70%
EMPLOYMENT
Employment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 52.8%
- Male: 64.8%
Female employment rate:
- 2007: 59.1%
- 1997: 52.8%
Unemployment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 5.4%
- Male: 7.2%
Average gross annual earnings of full-time employees in an enterprise with ten or more employees (2005):
- Female: 2773.9
- Male: 3430.1
LIFESTYLE
Percentage of population completed at least upper secondary education (2007): 75%
Marriage rate (2007): 8.78 per 1000 people
Divorce rate (2007): 1.7 per 1000 people
Health Issues
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Deaths from stroke ages 0-64 (2005):
- – Female: 2997
- – Male: 4817
CANCER
Cancer death rate per 100,000 (2003):
- – Female: 131.7
- – Male: 236.8
Cervical cancer rate per 100,000 (2004):
- – Incidence: 29.9
- – Death: 6.6
Breast cancer rate per 100,000 (2004):
- – Incidence: 52.11
- – Death: 23.27
Women under 65 deaths from cancer (2005):
- – Stomach: 295
- – Colorectal: 531
- – Lung: 692
Age-standardized incidence rates of colorectal cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 25.1
- Male: 40.7
Age-standardized incidence rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 15.4
- Male: 81
Age-standardized mortality rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 7.67
- Male: 66.2
LIFESTYLE DISORDERS
Percentage binge drinking at least once a week: no data
Total alcohol consumption litres per capita (2003): 9.38
Number of cigarettes per person per year (1997): 1392.63
Percentage non-smokers (2003):
- Female: 82.5%
- Male: 55.8%
Percentage daily smokers (2003):
- Female: 10.1%
- Male: 32.3%
Percentage overweight: no data
Percentage obese: no data
Low Energy Expenditure: no data
MOBILITY DISORDERS
In progress
MENTAL HEALTH
In progress
SEXUAL HEALTH
In progress
CHRONIC DISABLING DISORDERS
In progress
HEALTHCARE
In progress
This resource has been compiled from a range of information to assist researchers by having a facility with all the necessary basic information in regard to health information in Europe and individual member countries.
This reseource has been assembled from information and data gathered from: Eurostat, WHO Europe Office and other sources.