Tobacco use in Romania
29.7% of adults in Romania used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Romania, 2024
29.7%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
European Union, 2024
25.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
26.1%
Position in 2024
30th of 166
Tobacco use in Romania over time
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% of adults aged 15 and over. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29.7% | 25.8% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | 26.1% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | 26.4% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | 27.0% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | 28.7% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | 30.7% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | 31.9% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | 32.8% |
| 2000 | 38.7% | 35.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 30.0% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 38.7%, the figure has changed by −9.0 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Romania has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 25.8%.
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76.5 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
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Infant mortality rate
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Hospital beds
731 per 100,000 people
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Practising physicians
381 per 100,000 people
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People reporting good or very good health
73.2%
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