Report: Health spending per capita in Romania remains lowest in the EU
The health spending per capita in Romania was the lowest in the EU, with spending less than half the EU average in 2023, the recently released report, State of Health in the EU - Romania Country Health Profile 2025, shows. At the same…
Simona Fodor · Journalist
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The health spending per capita in Romania was the lowest in the EU, with spending less than half the EU average in 2023, the recently released report, State of Health in the EU - Romania Country Health Profile 2025, shows. At the same time, life expectancy in Romania is 5.1 years below the EU average, and the country has high preventable and treatable mortality rates.
In 2023, health expenditure per capita was EUR 1,800 (adjusted for purchasing power differences), less than half the EU average of EUR 3,832. This represented 5.8 % of GDP, also below the EU average of 10 %.
