Maternal mortality ratio in Romania
The maternal mortality ratio in Romania was 12 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
Romania, 2023
12
Change from 2022
−1per 100,000 live births
European Union, 2023
5 per 100,000 live births
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
5 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
144th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Romania over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 per 100,000 live births | 5 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 13 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 20 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 16 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 14 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 15 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 17 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 17 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 18 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 18 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 18 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 19 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 20 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 23 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 25 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 25 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 25 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 27 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 30 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 32 per 100,000 live births | 9 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 35 per 100,000 live births | 9 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 38 per 100,000 live births | 9 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 41 per 100,000 live births | 10 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 45 per 100,000 live births | 11 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 51 per 100,000 live births | 11 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1 from 13 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 18 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −6.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Romania has the 144th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 5 per 100,000 live births.
More for Romania
All statistics for Romania
Under-five mortality rate
7.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
76.5e (Estimated) years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
6.6 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
731 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
381 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
73.2%
2025 · Eurostat