POLITICS & SOCIETY

Health care in Romania

 Table of Contents

01 Overview 04 Medical units

GDP share of health expenditure in Romania 2013-2028 04 Number of health care units in Romania 2022, by type 23
Monthly consumer price index for health in Romania 2020-2023 05 Number of blood transfusion centers in Romania 2017-2021 24
Leading private healthcare companies in Romania 2022, by revenue and profit 06 Number of social assistance institutions for disabled people in Romania 2021, by type 25
Share of discharged patients in Romania 2021, by main disease classes 07 Number of ambulances in Romania 2017-2021 26

02 Healthcare expenditure 05 Hospital capacity

Expenditure on healthcare in Romania 2013-2028 09 Number of hospital beds in Romania 2014-2022 28
Spending per capita on healthcare expenditure in Romania 2013-2028 10 Number of available hospital beds per 1,000 people in Romania 2013-2028 29
Total consumer spending on healthcare in Romania 2013-2028 11 Number of hospital beds in Romania 2021, by medical specialization 30
Per capita consumer spending on healthcare in Romania 2013-2028 12 Number of beds at intensive care in Romania 2010-2021 31
Real total consumer spending on healthcare in Romania 2013-2028 13
Real per capita spending on healthcare in Romania 2013-2028 14 06 Dental market
Number of dentists in Romania 2017-2022 33
03 Medical staff Revenue of leading dental companies in Romania 2022 34
Number of medical personnel in Romania 2022 16 Net profit of leading dental companies in Romania 2022 35
Number of medical staff in Romania per 10,000 inhabitants 2022 17 Leading dental companies in Romania 2022, by number of employees 36
Health care and recovery staff in social assistance institutions Romania 2014-2021 18
Number of physicians in Romania 2017-2022 19 07 State of health
Number of physicians per 100,000 inhabitants in Romania 2013-2028 20 Average number of days of hospitalization in sanitary units with beds in Romania 2022 38
Number of auxiliary medical staff in Romania 2017-2022 21 Number of patients hospitalized in Romania 2015-2022 39

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Number of people treated in Romania because of substance abuse 2021, by drug type 40
Number of patients active on organ transplant waiting list in Romania 2016-2021 41
Number of patient deaths on the organ transplant waiting list in Romania 2016-2021 42
New cases of HIV diagnosed in Romania 2012-2021 43
New cases of AIDS diagnosed in Romania 2006-2021 44
New tuberculosis cases and relapses in Romania 2012-2021 45
New cases of viral hepatitis registered in Romania 2014-2021 46
New cases of influenza registered in Romania 2014-2021 47
New cases of acute diarrhea registered in Romania 2014-2021 48

08 COVID-19 impact
COVID-19 situation in Romania 2023 50
ICU patients infected with COVID-19 in Romania 2020-2023 51
Number of infections in the Romanian healthcare system due to COVID-19 2020-2023 52
Prices for antibody test after COVID-19 vaccine in Romania 2021, by clinic 53

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CHAPTER 01

Overview
 GDP share of health expenditure in Romania from 2013 to 2028
GDP share of health expenditure in Romania 2013-2028

6 5.74 5.69 5.71 5.74 5.76 5.79 5.82

5.56 5.68 5.67 5.68
5.2 5.15
5.02 4.95 5
5
Share of GDP

0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

4 Description: The current health expenditure as a share of the GDP in Romania was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2028 by in total 0.1 percentage points. After the seventh consecutive increasing year, the share is estimated to reach 5.82 percent
and therefore a new peak in 2028. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2013 to 2028; all values are estimates
Source(s): Statista
 Harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) in the health sector in
Romania from January 2020 to July 2023 (2015=100)
Monthly consumer price index for health in Romania 2020-2023

125

120
Index points (2015=100)

115

110

105

100
Oct 2020

Oct 2021

Oct 2022
Feb 2020

Feb 2021

Feb 2022

Feb 2023
Sep 2020

Dec 2020

Sep 2021

Dec 2021

Sep 2022

Dec 2022
Nov 2020

Nov 2021

Nov 2022
May 2020

May 2021

May 2022

May 2023
Mar 2020

Mar 2021

Mar 2022

Mar 2023
Jul 2020

Jul 2021

Jul 2022

Jul 2023
Jan 2020

Jun 2020

Jun 2021

Jun 2022

Jan 2023

Jun 2023
Apr 2020

Jan 2021

Jan 2022
Apr 2021

Apr 2022

Apr 2023
Aug 2020

Aug 2021

Aug 2022
5 Description: As of July 2023, the harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) in the health sector in Romania stood at 119.74 points. That constituted a slight increase from the corresponding period of the previous year, when it was measured at 116.76 index points.
HICP for all items in Romania was recorded at 141.76 points during July 2023. Read more
Note(s): Romania; January 2020 to July 2023
Source(s): Eurostat
 Leading private healthcare companies in Romania in 2022, by revenue and
net profit (in million Romanian lei)
Leading private healthcare companies in Romania 2022, by revenue and profit

Revenue/Net profit in million Romanian lei

Net profit Revenue

-500 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000

Medlife 44.3
1,800
Regina Maria 47.9
1,600
Medicover (including Synevo) 0
885.7
Sanador 36.6
610.1
Monza 0
347
Affidea 0
270
Gral Medical 9
238.4
Arcadia Spitale si Centre Medicale 36.5
175.5
Centrul de Oncologie Sf. Nectarie 12.2
108.6
Teo Healthcare -10.9
87.4

6 Description: The leading private healthcare company in Romania in 2022 was Medlife, with the highest revenue of 1.8 billion Romanian lei, followed by Regina Maria, with 1.6 billion Romanian lei. The highest net profit also was recorded by Regina Maria - 47.9 million
Romanian lei, while Teo Healthcare suffered a 10.9 million net loss. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2022
Source(s): Bucharest Stock Exchange; Ministry of Public Finances Romania; Oficiul Național al Registrului Comerțului; Termene; Ziarul Financiar
 Share of discharged patients in Romania in 2021, by main disease classes
Share of discharged patients in Romania 2021, by main disease classes

16%
14.7%

14%
12.4%
12% 11.3%
Share of discharged patients

10% 9.5%

8%

6%
6%
4.2%
4%

2%

0%
Diseases of the Diseases of the Neoplasms Diseases of the digestive Mental and behavioural Certain infectious and
respiratory system circulatory system system disorders parasitic diseases

7 Description: Out of all patients discharged from hospitals in 2021 in Romania, those suffering from diseases of the respiratory system had the biggest share, 14.7 percent, followed by patients affected by diseases of the circulatory system and neoplasm with 12.4 and
11.3 percent, respectively. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2021
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
CHAPTER 02

Healthcare expenditure
 Expenditure on healthcare in Romania from 2013 to 2028 (in million U.S.
dollars)
Expenditure on healthcare in Romania 2013-2028

30,000

25,000
Spending in million U.S. dollars

20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

9 Description: The current healthcare spending in Romania was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2028 by in total 7.5 billion U.S. dollars (+37.68 percent). After the eigth consecutive increasing year, the spending is estimated to reach 27.3 billion U.S.
dollars and therefore a new peak in 2028. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2013 to 2028; all values are estimates
Source(s): Statista
 Spending per capita on healthcare expenditure in Romania from 2013 to
2028 (in U.S. dollars)
Spending per capita on healthcare expenditure in Romania 2013-2028

1,800

1,600

1,400
Spending in U.S. dollars per capita

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

10 Description: The current healthcare spending per capita in Romania was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2028 by in total 528 U.S. dollars (+45.07 percent). After the thirteenth consecutive increasing year, the spending is estimated to reach
1,699.45 U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2028. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2013 to 2028; all values are estimates
Source(s): Statista
 Total consumer spending on healthcare in Romania from 2013 to 2028 (in
million U.S. dollars)
Total consumer spending on healthcare in Romania 2013-2028

25,000

20,000
Spending in million U.S. dollars

15,000

10,000

5,000

0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

11 Description: The total consumer spending on healthcare in Romania was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2028 by in total 7.1 billion U.S. dollars (+47.87 percent). After the thirteenth consecutive increasing year, the healthcare-related spending is
estimated to reach 22 billion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2028. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2013 to 2028; all values are estimates
Source(s): Statista
 Per capita consumer spending on healthcare in Romania from 2013 to
2028 (in U.S. dollars)
Per capita consumer spending on healthcare in Romania 2013-2028

1,400

1,200 1,147.29
1,075.21
Per capita spending in U.S. dollars

999.34
1,000 917.84
829.62
800 746.69

629.54 655.76

600 546.37

410.16 395.57 399.1 417.65

365.09 370.82
400
300.6

200

0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

12 Description: The per capita consumer spending on healthcare in Romania was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2028 by in total 400.6 U.S. dollars (+53.65 percent). After the thirteenth consecutive increasing year, the healthcare-related per capita
spending is estimated to reach 1,147.29 U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2028. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2013 to 2028; all values are estimates
Source(s): Statista
 Real total consumer spending on healthcare in Romania from 2013 to
2028 (in million U.S. dollars)
Real total consumer spending on healthcare in Romania 2013-2028

20,000

18,000

16,000
Spending in million U.S. dollars

14,000

12,000

10,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000

0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

13 Description: The real total consumer spending on healthcare in Romania was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2028 by in total 4.8 billion U.S. dollars (+34.57 percent). After the tenth consecutive increasing year, the real healthcare-related spending
is estimated to reach 18.7 billion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2028. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2013 to 2028; all values are estimates
Source(s): Statista
 Real per capita spending on healthcare in Romania from 2013 to 2028 (in
U.S. dollars)
Real per capita spending on healthcare in Romania 2013-2028

1,200

1,000
Per capita spending in U.S. dollars

800

600

400

200

0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

14 Description: The real per capita spending on healthcare in Romania was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2028 by in total 276.8 U.S. dollars (+40.07 percent). After the tenth consecutive increasing year, the real healthcare-related per capita
spending is estimated to reach 967.64 U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2028. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2013 to 2028; all values are estimates
Source(s): Statista
CHAPTER 03

Medical staff
 Number of medical staff in Romania in 2022
Number of medical personnel in Romania 2022

180,000

156,651
160,000

140,000
Number of medical staff

120,000

100,000

80,000 71,279

60,000

40,000
22,660 21,430 18,910
20,000

0
Medical staff Physicians Pharmaceutical chemists Dentists Nurses with tertiary education

16 Description: In 2022, there were over 71.2 thousand physicians in Romania, and over 21.4 thousand dentists. At the same time, there were 156,651 people working in the Romanian medical system as auxiliary medical staff and nearly 22.7 thousand pharmaceutical
chemists. However, the relatively small number of medical personnel led to only 37.4 physicians and 11.3 dentists per ten thousand inhabitants in the country as of 2022. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2022
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
 Number of medical staff in Romania per 10,000 inhabitants in 2022
Number of medical staff in Romania per 10,000 inhabitants 2022

90
82.3
80
Medical staff per 10,000 inhabitants

70

60

50

40 37.4

30

20
11.9 11.3 9.9
10

0
Auxiliary medical staff Physicians Pharmaceutical chemists Dentists Nurses with tertiary education

17 Description: There were approximately 82.3 auxiliary medical staff per ten thousand inhabitants in 2022 in Romania. The number of dentists per ten thousand inhabitants also increased considerably over the past years to 11.3. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2022; * Provisional data Read more
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
 Total number of health care and recovery staff working in social assistance
institutions for disabled people in Romania from 2014 to 2021
Health care and recovery staff in social assistance institutions Romania 2014-2021

10,000
8,883 9,032
9,000 8,657 8,648 8,727
8,471
7,821
8,000
7,197
7,000
Number of people

6,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

18 Description: The number of health care and recovery staff who work in social assistance institutions for disabled people in Romania maintained rather constant values over the observed period. After peaking in 2020 at 9,032 medical and recovery professionals, the
number slightly dropped to 8,727 by 2021. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2014 to 2021
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
 Number of physicians in Romania from 2017 to 2022
Number of physicians in Romania 2017-2022

80,000
71,279
68,760
70,000 65,740
63,303
60,585
58,583
60,000
Number of physicians

50,000

40,000

30,000

20,000

10,000

0
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022*

19 Description: The number of physicians in Romania had been increasing since 2017, peaking at 71,279 doctors as of 2022. This represented an increase of approximately 21.7 percent compared to the number of physicians registered in 2017. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2017 to 2022; * Provisional data Read more
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
 Number of physicians per 100,000 inhabitants in Romania from 2013 to
2028
Number of physicians per 100,000 inhabitants in Romania 2013-2028

3.0

2.62
2.5
Number of physicians per 1,000 inhabitants

2.5 2.37
2.26
2.19
2.13
2.07 2.03 2 1.97 1.95
2.0 1.93 1.92 1.91 1.9 1.89

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

20 Description: The average number of physicians per 1,000 inhabitants in Romania was forecast to continuously decrease between 2024 and 2028 by in total 0.1. After the fifteenth consecutive decreasing year, the number of physicians is estimated to reach 1.89
physicians and therefore a new minimum in 2028. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2013 to 2028; all values are estimates
Source(s): Statista
 Number of auxiliary medical staff in Romania from 2017 to 2022
Number of auxiliary medical staff in Romania 2017-2022

180,000

155,558 156,651
160,000 150,251 152,686
142,103 145,317
140,000
Number of auxiliary medical staff

120,000

100,000

80,000

60,000

40,000

20,000

0
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022*

21 Description: The number of auxiliary medical staff in Romania peaked in 2022 at approximately 156,651 people. This represented an increase of more than ten percent compared to the number registered in 2017. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2017 to 2022; * Provisional data Read more
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
CHAPTER 04

Medical units
 Number of health care units in Romania in 2022, by type
Number of health care units in Romania 2022, by type

Number of sanitary units

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000

Dentist offices 16,341

Specialised health care offices 13,740

Family doctors' offices 10,444

Pharmacies and pharmaceutical points 9,885

Medical laboratories 4,521

Dentist laboratories 2,258

Medical offices in schools and universities 2,141

Specialised health centers 835

Other heath care office 810

General practitioner offices 775

Specialiyed outpatient clinics and integrated in hospitals 590

Hospitals 544

Dentist office in schools and universities 515

Dispensaries 184

Other units assimilated to hospitals, that provide only day care hospitalization 162

23 Description: In 2022, the number of hospitals in Romania increased to 544, out of which approximately one-third were private hospitals. At the same time, there were over two thousand medical offices in schools and universities, and more than 10 thousand family
doctors` offices in the country. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2022
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
 Number of blood transfusion centers in Romania from 2017 to 2021
Number of blood transfusion centers in Romania 2017-2021

43.0

42.0
Number of blood transfusion centers

41 41 41 41 41
41.0

40.0

39.0

38.0

37.0

36.0
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

24 Description: The number of blood transfusion centers in Romania maintained a constant value over the considered period of time, totaling 41 centers. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2017 to 2021
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
 Number of social assistance institutions for disabled people in Romania in
2021, by type of unit
Number of social assistance institutions for disabled people in Romania 2021, by type

400

350 341

300
Number of institutions

250

200 177

150

100

50
7
0
Recovery and rehabilitation centers Care and assistance centers Occupational-therapy integration centers

25 Description: There were 525 social assistance institutions for disabled people by the end of 2021 in Romania. The majority of them were recovery and rehabilitation centers. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2021
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
 Number of ambulances in Romania from 2017 to 2021
Number of ambulances in Romania 2017-2021

4,000 3,780
3,703
3,616
3,500

2,973
3,000 2,792
Number of ambulances

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

0
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

26 Description: The number of available ambulances in Romania followed an increasing trend over the observed period. By the end of 2021, there were approximately 3,780 ambulances, which represented an increase of nearly one thousand units since 2017. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2017 to 2021
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
CHAPTER 05

Hospital capacity
 Number of hospital beds in Romania from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000s)
Number of hospital beds in Romania 2014-2022

160
144.27 144.94 145.9

140 132.1 132.3 132.5 133.2 134.2

131

120
Number of beds in thousands

100

80

60

40

20

0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

28 Description: The number of hospital beds in Romania registered a slight increase over the period under consideration. In 2022, there were 145.9 thousand beds, which represented an increase of around 11.4 percent since 2014. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2014 to 2022
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
 Number of available hospital beds per 1,000 people in Romania from 2013
to 2028
Number of available hospital beds per 1,000 people in Romania 2013-2028

6.84 6.89 6.88 6.9 6.91 6.92 6.93 6.94 6.94 6.95 6.95 6.95 6.96
7 6.67 6.71 6.79

5
Number of beds

0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

29 Description: The average number of hospital beds available per 1,000 people in Romania was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2028 by in total 0.02 beds (+0.29 percent). Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2013 to 2028; all values are estimates
Source(s): Statista
 Number of hospital beds in Romania in 2021, by medical specialization
Number of hospital beds in Romania 2021, by medical specialization

Number of beds
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000

Internal medicine 26,078

General surgery 22,984

Psychiatry and neuropsychiatry 17,152

Rehabilitation, physical medicine and balneology 8,498

Obstetrics-gynaecology 8,496

Tuberculosis and pulmonology 8,291

Pediatrics 7,350

Infectious diseases 6,030

Anaesthesia and intensive care 5,762

Other medical specialities 5,734

Neurology 5,345

Newborns and premature children 4,608

Oncology 3,543

E.N.T 2,279

Ophthalmology 1,632

30 Description: In Romania, the medical specialization sector with the highest number of hospital beds was internal medicine, totaling over 26 thousand beds. It was followed by general surgery and psychiatry and neuropsychiatry, with 22.98 and 17.15 thousand
available beds respectively. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2021
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
 Number of beds at intensive care in Romania from 2010 to 2021
Number of beds at intensive care in Romania 2010-2021

7,000

6,000 5,722 5,762

5,111 5,181
4,966 5,025 5,033 5,024
4,872 4,899
5,000 4,754 4,741
Number of beds

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

31 Description: In 2021, there were 5,762 beds for patients hospitalized at intensive care units in medical facilities in Romania. This represented an increase of 1,008 new beds since 2010. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2010 to 2021
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
CHAPTER 06

Dental market
 Number of dentists in Romania from 2017 to 2022
Number of dentists in Romania 2017-2022

22,000
21,430

21,000

19,982
20,000
Number of dentists

19,000 18,536

18,000

17,003
17,000
16,457

16,000 15,653

15,000
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022*

33 Description: As of 2022, there were approximately 21,430 dentists in Romania. This represented an increase of 36.9 percent compared to the number of dentists recorded in 2017. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2017 to 2022; * Provisional data Read more
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
 Most important dental companies in Romania in 2022, by revenue (in
million Romanian lei)
Revenue of leading dental companies in Romania 2022

Revenue in million Romanian lei

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Implant Expert S.A. 79.2

Dent Estet Clinic S.A. 71.8

Dr. Dobrea Clinic SRL 49.7

Integra Medical Services S.A. 34.6

Dentalmed - Clinica Stomatologica SRL 29.3

Nicolescu & Agatstein SRL 27

Valuma Dentcare SRL 24.9

Centru Medical Sanconfind SRL 24.6

Dentop Expert SRL 20.4

E.S. Garanti Dentistry SRL 18.9

34 Description: The total revenue of dental companies in 2022 in Romania was approximately 4.3 billion Romanian lei. Implant Expert was the leading company, recording a revenue of over 79 million Romanian lei. The majority of dental companies listed in this ranking
were located in Bucharest. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2022
Source(s): Oficiul Național al Registrului Comerțului; Top Firme
 Net profit of leading dental companies in Romania 2022 (in million
Romanian lei)
Net profit of leading dental companies in Romania 2022

Net profit in million Romanian lei

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Integra Medical Services S.A. 6.7

Valuma Dentcare SRL 6

Dr. Dobrea Clinic SRL 6

Nicolescu & Agatstein SRL 5.5

Liviadent SRL 4.9

Dent Estet Clinic S.A. 4.3

Dental Experts SRL 4.3

Smile Dent SRL 4.2

Dentop Dental Clinic SRL 3.9

Dental-Alex SRL 3.8

35 Description: The total net profit of dental companies in 2022 in Romania was approximately 1.2 billion Romanian lei. Integra Medical Services S.A. was the leading company, recording a net profit of 6.7 million Romanian lei. It was followed by Valuma Dentcare SRL and
Dr. Dobrea Clinic SRL both registering a net profit of six million Romanian lei. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2022
Source(s): Oficiul Național al Registrului Comerțului; Top Firme
 Leading dental companies in Romania in 2022, by number of employees
Leading dental companies in Romania 2022, by number of employees

Number of employees
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220

Implant Expert S.A. 195

Centru Medical Sanconfind SRL 175

Dent Estet Clinic S.A. 169

Integra Medical Services S.A. 65

Dentalmed - Clinica Stomatologica SRL 62

Victoria Dental Offices SRL 62

Dr. Dobrea Clinic SRL 60

E.S. Garanti Dentistry SRL 59

Dental-Alex SRL 53

Wittenberger SRL 36

36 Description: The total number of employees in dental companies in 2022 in Romania was 17,309. Implant Expert S.A. was the leading company, employing 195 people. It was followed by Centru Medical Sanconfind SRL and Dent Estet Clinic S.A. with 175 and 169
employees respectively. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2022
Source(s): Oficiul Național al Registrului Comerțului; Top Firme
CHAPTER 07

State of health
 Average number of days of hospitalization in sanitary units with beds in
Romania in 2022
Average number of days of hospitalization in sanitary units with beds in Romania 2022

200

180 174.3

160 150.6

140
Days of hospitalization

120

100

80

60

40 33.2
27.4
20 11.8 9.2 7.2
0
Medical social units Preventorium Neurosis or Tuberculosis Medical spa Health centers Hospitals
neuropsychiatric sanatorium
sanatoriums

38 Description: In 2022, the average time of hospitalization in Romanian hospitals was slightly over seven days. At the same time, the average duration of being in a preventorium was nearly 151 days. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2022
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
 Number of patients hospitalized in Romania from 2015 to 2022 (in 1,000s)
Number of patients hospitalized in Romania 2015-2022

4,500
4,029.94 3,949.8 3,949.61 3,996.26 4,014.72
4,000

3,500
Number of patients in thousands

3,223.72

3,000
2,615.84 2,651.23
2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

39 Description: The number of patients with continuous hospitalization in Romania peaked in 2015 and 2019, totaling over four million people in need of long term hospitalization. However, this number dropped to 3.2 million patients by 2022. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2015 to 2022
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
 Number of people admitted for treatment in Romania because of
substance abuse in 2021, by drug type
Number of people treated in Romania because of substance abuse 2021, by drug type

2,000
1,801
1,800

1,600

1,400
Number of people

1,200

1,000
852
800
647
600

400

200 94 84
19 38 17
0
Cannabis Opium-based Stimulants Cocaine Volatile inhalants Hypnotics and Hallucinogens Other substances
substances sedatives

40 Description: In 2021, the highest number of people admitted for treatment because of substance abuse consumed cannabis, followed by opium-based substances. At the same time, 84 people were treated for cocaine consumption. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2021
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
 Total number of patients on the organ transplant waiting list in Romania
from 2016 to 2021, by organ
Number of patients active on organ transplant waiting list in Romania 2016-2021

2016 2017 2018 2019 2021

6,000
5,582
5,225
5,083
5,000 4,826

4,000
Number of patients

3,532

3,000

2,000

1,000 610 629 730

550 565
154 214 214
32 44 4 4 10 6 9
0
Kidney Liver Heart Lung

41 Description: This statistic display the total number of patients active on the organ transplant waiting list in Romania from 2016 to 2021, by organ type. In 2021, over 5.2 thousand patients were active on the waiting list for a kidney transplant in Romania. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2016 to 2021
Source(s): EDQM; ONT
 Number of patients who died while on the organ transplant waiting list in
Romania from 2016 to 2021, by organ type
Number of patient deaths on the organ transplant waiting list in Romania 2016-2021

2016 2017 2018 2019 2021

35 33
32

30
27 27
25 25
25
Number of deaths

20
16
15 14
13
11 11
10
10 9

6 6
5
5 4

1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
0
Liver Kidney Heart Lung Pancreas

42 Description: This statistic displays the number of patients who died while on the organ transplant waiting list in Romania from 2016 to 2021, by organ type. In 2018, 32 patients died while on the waiting list for a liver transplant, the highest amount of deaths waiting for
a liver in the provided time interval. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2016 to 2021
Source(s): EDQM; ONT
 Number of new cases of HIV diagnosed in Romania from 2012 to 2021
New cases of HIV diagnosed in Romania 2012-2021

1,200

1,034
1,000 945
919 898
Number of new cases diagnosed

820
796
800 760 762

600 560
491

400

200

0
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

43 Description: In 2021, 560 new cases of HIV were diagnosed in Romania. This was a slight increase on the previous year, but much lower than ten years earlier. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2012 to 2021
Source(s): ECDC; WHO
 Number of new cases of AIDS diagnosed in Romania from 2006 to 2021
New cases of AIDS diagnosed in Romania 2006-2021

450
402
400
360 355
347
350 327 330 334
325
Number of new cases diagnosed

317 322 319

307
300 278
255
250

186 191
200

150

100

50

0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

44 Description: This statistic displays the number of new cases of AIDS diagnosed in Romania from 2006 to 2021. The number of new cases of AIDS diagnosed fluctuated during this period, peaking at 402 new cases in 2014 and dropped to 191 new cases by 2021. Read
more
Note(s): Romania; 2006 to 2021
Source(s): ECDC; WHO
 Number of new tuberculosis cases and relapses in Romania from 2012 to
2021
New tuberculosis cases and relapses in Romania 2012-2021

18,000
16,764

16,000 15,505
14,834
14,215
Number of new cases and relapses

14,000
12,774
12,310
12,000 11,586
11,083

10,000

8,000 7,591
7,193

6,000

4,000

2,000

0
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

45 Description: This statistic displays the number of new tuberculosis cases and relapses in Romania from 2012 to 2021. In 2021, there were approximately 7.6 thousand new cases and relapses. This number has declined over the provided time interval significantly. Read
more
Note(s): Romania; 2012 to 2021
Source(s): ECDC
 New cases of viral hepatitis registered in Romania from 2014 to 2021 (in
1,000s)
New cases of viral hepatitis registered in Romania 2014-2021

7
Number of cases of viral hepatitis in thousands

6
6

5
5

4 4
4

3
3

1 1
1

0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

46 Description: Over the period under consideration, the number of viral hepatitis cases in Romania peaked in 2014 at seven thousand. By 2021, the number of cases of hepatitis decreased to approximately one thousand. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2014 to 2021
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
 New cases of influenza registered in Romania from 2014 to 2021 (in
1,000s)
New cases of influenza registered in Romania 2014-2021

35

30 29
Number of cases of influenza in thousands

25

20

15 14

10
7

5 3 3
2
1 0.5
0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

47 Description: The number of cases of influenza registered in Romania increased significantly over the observed period. In 2021, there were approximately five hundred new cases of influenza compared to 29 thousand in 2020. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2014 to 2021
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
 New cases of acute diarrhea diseases registered in Romania from 2014 to
2021 (in 1,000s)
New cases of acute diarrhea registered in Romania 2014-2021

100

90 86
84
Number of acute diarrhea cases in thousands

83 82
81
78
80

70

60
52
50
44

40

30

20

10

0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

48 Description: The number of cases of acute diarrhea diseases registered in Romania was rather constant over the observed period. However in 2020, it dropped to 52 thousand new cases, followed by 44 thousand new cases in 2021, dropping to nearly a half the
registered number in 2014. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2014 to 2021
Source(s): National Institute of Statistics Romania
CHAPTER 08

COVID-19 impact
 Key figures on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Romania as of
March 2, 2023
COVID-19 situation in Romania 2023

Number of people
Total COVID-19 cases (as of March 2, 2023) 3340342
Active cases (as of March 1, 2023) 9337
Weekly cases (as of February 27, 2023) 5211
Total recoveries (as of March 2, 2023) 3252104
Total deaths (as of February 28, 2023) 67704
Weekly deaths (as of February 27, 2023) 29

50 Description: As of March 2, 2023, there were over 3.3 million cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) reported in Romania. The spread of the virus had a relatively slow evolution in March 2020, the highest daily increase being reported in October 2022. However, given that at
that time the number of coronavirus cases was severely impacting Spain and Italy, the Romanian authorities reacted promptly. As a result, an emergency regime was decreed by the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, starting on March [...] Read more
Note(s): Romania; as of March 2, 2023
Source(s): Ministerul Sănătății; Worldometer
 Number of patients infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the intensive
care unit (ICU) in Romania as of February 26, 2023, by date of report
ICU patients infected with COVID-19 in Romania 2020-2023

2,000

1,800

1,600

1,400
Number of patients

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0
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31 0

31 0

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28 1

31 1

30 1

31 1

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31 1

30 1
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31 2

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51 Description: In Romania, the highest number of patients hospitalized at intensive care due to coronavirus (COVID-19) infection was reported on October 31, 2021, totaling nearly 1.9 thousand patients. By February 26, 2023, there were 141 patients in critical condition.
Read more
Note(s): Romania; as of February 26, 2023
Source(s): Ministerul Afacerilor Interne; Ministerul Sănătății; Știri Oficiale; Ziarul Financiar
 Number of employees in the Romanian healthcare system infected with
the coronavirus (COVID-19) as of May 15, 2023
Number of infections in the Romanian healthcare system due to COVID-19 2020-2023

40,000

35,000

30,000
Number of employees

25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

0
10 2/2 0
1 0

11 9/2 0

6 0

12 5/2 0

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10 20
21 20

3 0

27 20

8 0

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17
5/

52 Description: The number of employees in the Romanian healthcare system infected with coronavirus (COVID-19) dropped significantly from the peak of nearly 34 thousand in May 2021 to only 695 employees by May 2023 Read more
Note(s): Romania; May 2020 to May 2023
Source(s): Solidaritatea Sanitară
 Prices for antibody test after COVID-19 vaccine in Romania in 2021, by
clinic (in Romanian lei)
Prices for antibody test after COVID-19 vaccine in Romania 2021, by clinic

250

200 200
200
Test price in Romanian lei

150 140
130
120

100

50

0
Regina Maria Sanador Gral Synevo (Medicover) MedLife

53 Description: The post-COVID-19 vaccination test for the detection of neutralizing antibodies started to be provided by the big medical clinics in Romania, such as Regina Maria or Medlife. Currently, prices for the post-COVID-19 vaccination test vary from 120 to 200
Romanian lei. Read more
Note(s): Romania; 2021
Source(s): Gral Medical; Medlife Romania; Private health network Queen Mary; Sanador; Synevo; Ziarul Financiar
 Sources

Bucharest Stock Exchange WHO

ECDC World Bank
EDQM Worldometer
Eurostat Ziarul Financiar
Gral Medical
IMF
Medlife Romania
Ministerul Afacerilor Interne
Ministerul Finanțelor Publice
Ministerul Sănătății
National Institute of Statistics Romania
Oficiul Național al Registrului Comerțului
ONT
Private health network Queen Mary
Sanador
Solidaritatea Sanitară
Statista
Știri Oficiale
Synevo
Termene
Top Firme
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