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Mortality in Romania, by the numbers

Romania sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 76.5 years of life, 92nd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Romania, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
76.5 yrs
92nd of 212
Recorded alcohol per adult
16.8 L
1st highest of 185
Crude death rate
12.8 /1,000
13th highest of 212

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Romania ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 76.5 yrs 92 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 8.1 /1,000 96 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 12.8 /1,000 13 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 17.8 yrs 100 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 105 /1,000 31 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 7.5 yrs 23 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 65.9 men/100 women 31 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 6.0 /1,000 137 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 12.0 /100k 141 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 21.5 % 62 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 9.6 /100k 56 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 10.3 /100k 121 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 9.4 % 104 of 143 2014
Recorded alcohol per adult 16.8 L 1 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 20.0 % 36 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $1,051 63 of 191 2023
GDP per capita $20,080 74 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Romania's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 1st highest recorded alcohol per adult in the world (16.8 L) and the 13th highest crude death rate in the world (12.8 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Romania; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.