Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Romania
Romania: Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy was 72.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Romania, 2004–2020
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Romania stood at 72.3%.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Romania peaked at 84.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 69.9%, in 2019.
Romania ranks 94th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 73.7% | — |
| 2005 | 80.2% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 79.5% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 80.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 75.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 73.6% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 70.2% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.6% | 73.7% | 84.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 69.9% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 72.3% | 72.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Romania?
- Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Romania was 72.3% in 2020, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9% in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy?
- Romania ranks 94th out of 99 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of women who have had a live birth who were visited at least once during pregnancy by a skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.