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Romania
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
ROMANIA VS UNITED STATES

Compare Romania and United States health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

United States
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Romania Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   United States UNITED STATES
      Romania ROMANIA   United States UNITED STATES
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    63.8
    67.3
    65.5
    36
    41
    38
    		  
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    1970
    66.3
    70.8
    68.5
    32
    44
    40
    		  
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    1980
    66.5
    71.8
    69.1
    44
    58
    53
    		  
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    1990
    66.6
    73.1
    69.7
    67
    71
    69
    		  
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    2000
    67.2
    74.3
    70.7
    91
    78
    86
    		  
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    2010
    69.7
    77.2
    73.4
    91
    66
    81
    		  
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    2019
    72.0
    79.3
    75.6
    80
    57
    73
    		  
    76.3
    80.7
    78.5
    41
    42
    40
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   United States UNITED STATES
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.0
    79.3
    80
    57
    76.3
    80.7
    41
    42
    Age 5
    72.5
    79.7
    86
    66
    76.8
    81.2
    42
    45
    Age 10
    72.5
    79.8
    86
    66
    76.9
    81.2
    43
    45
    Age 15
    72.6
    79.8
    86
    66
    76.9
    81.3
    43
    45
    Age 20
    72.8
    79.9
    89
    67
    77.1
    81.4
    43
    45
    Age 25
    72.9
    80.0
    93
    67
    77.5
    81.5
    43
    45
    Age 30
    73.2
    80.1
    98
    66
    77.9
    81.7
    41
    45
    Age 35
    73.4
    80.2
    99
    66
    78.3
    81.9
    41
    43
    Age 40
    73.7
    80.4
    100
    67
    78.8
    82.2
    40
    43
    Age 45
    74.3
    80.7
    100
    67
    79.3
    82.5
    40
    42
    Age 50
    75.0
    81.1
    103
    68
    79.9
    83.0
    41
    41
    Age 55
    76.2
    81.6
    99
    66
    80.7
    83.6
    40
    40
    Age 60
    77.8
    82.4
    90
    67
    81.8
    84.4
    37
    38
    Age 65
    79.8
    83.4
    83
    64
    83.1
    85.3
    34
    38
    Age 70
    81.9
    84.5
    81
    66
    84.6
    86.4
    32
    38
    Age 75
    84.3
    86.0
    76
    70
    86.5
    87.7
    23
    35
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.0
    72
    76
    88.6
    89.4
    18
    27
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.6
    63
    72
    91.1
    91.5
    22
    30
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   United States UNITED STATES
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    153.78
    46
    73.49
    142
    2. Stroke
    104.36
    65
    22.27
    164
    3. Lung Cancers
    28.30
    18
    25.54
    24
    4. Liver Disease
    27.34
    66
    8.98
    134
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26.33
    96
    8.86
    163
    6. Hypertension
    22.29
    71
    10.26
    133
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    68
    15.93
    105
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.21
    11
    10.28
    71
    9. Lung Disease
    16.92
    127
    28.49
    60
    10. Prostate Cancer
    13.75
    114
    11.64
    126
    11. Kidney Disease
    11.95
    136
    13.08
    127
    12. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.38
    22
    5.64
    73
    13. Cervical Cancer
    10.84
    78
    2.77
    151
    14. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    51
    2.24
    173
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.54
    130
    11.10
    120
    16. Liver Cancer
    8.33
    45
    4.69
    110
    17. Other Injuries
    7.73
    89
    5.11
    130
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    7.73
    27
    7.26
    36
    19. Suicide
    7.33
    109
    14.51
    31
    20. Oral Cancer
    7.10
    16
    2.01
    132
    21. Ovary Cancer
    5.74
    40
    4.70
    79
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5.41
    165
    33.26
    8
    23. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.39
    167
    10.58
    144
    24. Falls
    4.62
    110
    5.68
    90
    25. Bladder Cancer
    4.06
    23
    2.84
    61
    26. Lymphomas
    4.00
    119
    6.36
    31
    27. Leukemia
    3.90
    75
    4.43
    49
    28. Tuberculosis
    3.59
    93
    0.09
    178
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    161
    3.78
    140
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.60
    48
    2.36
    57
    31. Drownings
    2.55
    88
    1.19
    140
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    86
    3.11
    50
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    98
    3.04
    71
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    144
    2.37
    138
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    1.50
    167
    4.55
    68
    36. Alcohol
    1.46
    85
    3.50
    28
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.42
    136
    0.55
    170
    38. Fires
    1.33
    97
    0.73
    124
    39. Poisonings
    1.32
    63
    0.46
    102
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    113
    0.78
    159
    41. HIV/AIDS
    1.22
    114
    1.37
    113
    42. Drug Use
    1.21
    90
    21.28
    1
    43. Violence
    1.08
    152
    6.00
    81
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.06
    113
    0.55
    152
    45. Other Neoplasms
    0.76
    65
    2.68
    37
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    0.60
    181
    8.22
    28
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.54
    160
    1.55
    114
    48. Asthma
    0.52
    160
    0.84
    141
    49. Malnutrition
    0.37
    120
    0.90
    104
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.27
    21
    0.08
    49
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Romania ROMANIA   United States UNITED STATES
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,810
    30.78
    504,904
    20.15
    2. Stroke
    49,707
    21.31
    158,520
    6.33
    3. Hypertension
    11,007
    4.72
    65,960
    2.63
    4. Lung Cancers
    10,113
    4.33
    155,533
    6.21
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,357
    4.01
    60,317
    2.41
    6. Liver Disease
    8,920
    3.82
    43,402
    1.73
    7. Lung Disease
    7,359
    3.15
    195,387
    7.80
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,835
    2.93
    61,827
    2.47
    9. Kidney Disease
    5,175
    2.22
    85,861
    3.43
    10. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,433
    1.90
    32,529
    1.30
    11. Breast Cancer
    3,851
    1.65
    48,671
    1.94
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3,457
    1.48
    13,077
    0.52
    13. Liver Cancer
    3,114
    1.33
    27,064
    1.08
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    2,935
    1.26
    44,293
    1.77
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,839
    1.22
    287,198
    11.46
    16. Prostate Cancer
    2,449
    1.05
    35,612
    1.42
    17. Oral Cancer
    2,290
    0.98
    11,555
    0.46
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,230
    0.96
    61,418
    2.45
    19. Other Injuries
    2,139
    0.92
    25,997
    1.04
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,992
    0.85
    41,694
    1.66
    21. Suicide
    1,886
    0.81
    53,099
    2.12
    22. Cervical Cancer
    1,870
    0.80
    6,984
    0.28
    23. Bladder Cancer
    1,715
    0.74
    19,622
    0.78
    24. Falls
    1,504
    0.64
    40,418
    1.61
    25. Lymphomas
    1,385
    0.59
    40,281
    1.61
    26. Leukemia
    1,342
    0.58
    26,966
    1.08
    27. Ovary Cancer
    1,109
    0.48
    14,591
    0.58
    28. Tuberculosis
    1,015
    0.44
    546
    0.02
    29. Skin Cancers
    1,003
    0.43
    14,311
    0.57
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    755
    0.32
    17,829
    0.71
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    741
    0.32
    34,491
    1.38
    32. Drownings
    596
    0.26
    4,070
    0.16
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    531
    0.23
    3,461
    0.14
    34. Uterin Cancer
    522
    0.22
    10,063
    0.40
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    440
    0.19
    3,646
    0.15
    36. Fires
    421
    0.18
    3,183
    0.13
    37. Alcohol
    409
    0.18
    14,659
    0.58
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    367
    0.16
    11,762
    0.47
    39. Poisonings
    366
    0.16
    1,674
    0.07
    40. Drug Use
    346
    0.15
    74,435
    2.97
    41. Low Birth Weight
    317
    0.14
    6,924
    0.28
    42. Epilepsy
    314
    0.13
    3,162
    0.13
    43. Other Neoplasms
    289
    0.12
    17,743
    0.71
    44. Violence
    255
    0.11
    18,976
    0.76
    45. Asthma
    225
    0.10
    3,818
    0.15
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    223
    0.10
    9,955
    0.40
    47. HIV/AIDS
    219
    0.09
    5,660
    0.23
    48. Endocrine Disorders
    193
    0.08
    46,985
    1.87
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    143
    0.06
    678
    0.03
    50. Malnutrition
    142
    0.06
    6,762
    0.27
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   United States UNITED STATES
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.30
    18
    25.54
    24
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    68
    15.93
    105
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.21
    11
    10.28
    71
    4. Prostate Cancer
    13.75
    114
    11.64
    126
    5. Cervical Cancer
    10.84
    78
    2.77
    151
    6. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    51
    2.24
    173
    7. Liver Cancer
    8.33
    45
    4.69
    110
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    7.73
    27
    7.26
    36
    9. Oral Cancer
    7.10
    16
    2.01
    132
    10. Ovary Cancer
    5.74
    40
    4.70
    79
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.06
    23
    2.84
    61
    12. Lymphomas
    4.00
    119
    6.36
    31
    13. Leukemia
    3.90
    75
    4.43
    49
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.60
    48
    2.36
    57
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    86
    3.11
    50
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    98
    3.04
    71
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.