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Country fact sheet: Romania

Population

- Total population: 19 248 000
- Female population: 18 714 814
- Male population: 9 657 600
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 963.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 20.9
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 78.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.827
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 75.6
- Female population (years): 79.3
- Male population (years): 72.0
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 276.5
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 132.5
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (69.2)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (16.5)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (53.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (44.1)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal