Physical inactivity in Romania
In Romania, 40.4% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Romania, 2022
40.4%
Change from 2021
+0.8percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
25.8%
Position in 2022
31st of 193
Physical inactivity in Romania over time
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% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 40.4% |
| 2021 | 39.6% |
| 2020 | 38.5% |
| 2019 | 37.4% |
| 2018 | 36.3% |
| 2017 | 35.1% |
| 2016 | 34.0% |
| 2015 | 32.9% |
| 2014 | 31.9% |
| 2013 | 30.9% |
| 2012 | 29.9% |
| 2011 | 28.9% |
| 2010 | 27.9% |
| 2009 | 26.9% |
| 2008 | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 25.0% |
| 2006 | 24.1% |
| 2005 | 23.3% |
| 2004 | 22.5% |
| 2003 | 21.8% |
| 2002 | 21.2% |
| 2001 | 20.5% |
| 2000 | 19.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 39.6% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 29.9%, the figure has changed by +10.5 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Romania has the 31st highest value.
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32.4%
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Life expectancy at birth
76.5e (Estimated) years
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Infant mortality rate
6.6 per 1,000 live births
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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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