Health in Romania

Romania had the fifth-highest mortality in Europe, at 691 per 100,000 population, and the fourth-highest death rate from communicable diseases in 2015.[1]

Most common causes of death

The main causes of death in 2004 in Romania were cardiovascular disease (62%), followed by malignant tumors (17%), digestive diseases (6%), accidents, injuries and poisoning (5%), and respiratory diseases (5%).[2] Deaths from external causes and from infectious and parasitic diseases are more common in Romania (4–5%) than in other EU member states.[3] It is estimated that a fifth of the total population of Romania suffers from a communicable or chronic disease.[4]

There were 17,283 people with tuberculosis in 2008. The mortality rate is 31.8 people per 1,000 infected citizens.[5] Some statistics show that 30,000 people have been infected with tuberculosis, making it the third-highest rate among countries in Eastern Europe.[6]

Approximately 3.7% of the total population of Romania is either a carrier or affected by hepatitis.[7]

Less than 1% of the total population of Romania is a carrier or infected with HIV.[8] The most common cause of getting HIV is sharing needles. The first case of AIDS in Romania was diagnosed in 1985, and in 1989 cases have been reported in children.[9] Between 1985 and 2014 were reported 19,906 cases, 6,540 deaths, respectively (468 new cases per year).[10]

See also
  • Healthcare in Romania

References
  1. Ballas, Dimitris; Dorling, Danny; Hennig, Benjamin (2017). The Human Atlas of Europe. Bristol: Policy Press. p. 66. ISBN 9781447313540.
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  9. "HIV/SIDA in cifre". Stop Sida.
  10. Dana Lascu (23 September 2015). "ALARMANT! Uite cu cât a crescut numărul persoanelor infectate cu HIV/SIDA din România!". Evenimentul Zilei.
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