Romania

Total population: 21,755,000

Total deaths: 254,000

Income group: Upper middle

Life expectancy at birth: Total:74 Males:71 Females:78

Cancer Mortality Profile

Males

Females
Breast
17.0%

Trachea,
bronchus, lung
27.3%
Other
38.6%

Other
43.2%

30,100
No data available

20,200

Colorectum
12.9%

No data available

Deaths

Deaths

Colorectum
11.8%

Mouth and
oropharynx
6.9%

Trachea,
bronchus, lung
10.4%

Stomach
8.3%

Prostate
7.1%

Stomach
6.2%

Cervix uteri
10.1%

Age-Standardized Cancer Mortality Trends

Females
60
age-standardized death rate per
100,000

age-standardized death rate per

100,000

Males
60
50
40
30

No data available
20
10
0
2000

2002

2004

2006

Trachea, bronchus, lung

Colorectum

Prostate

Mouth and oropharynx

2008

2010

50
40
30

No data available
20
10
0

2012

2000

Stomach

2002

2004

2006

Breast

Colorectum

Cervix uteri

Stomach

2008

2010

2012

Trachea, bronchus, lung

Cancer Incidence
Females

Males
9,317

10,000

9,000

9,000

8,000

8,000

7,000

5,760

6,000

4,532

No data available

5,000
4,000

3,151

3,000

2,711

Number of cases

Number of cases

10,000

7,000
6,000

4,496
4,343
No
data available

5,000
4,000

2,327

3,000

2,000

2,000

1,000

1,000

8,981

1,850

0
Lung

Colorectum

Prostate

Bladder

Stomach

Breast

Colorectum

Cervix uteri

Lung

Ovary

Adult Risk Factors

Current tobacco smoking (2011)
Total alcohol per capita consumption, in litres of pure alcohol (2010)

Males

Females

Total

37.8%

17.9%

27.8%

22.6

6.8

14.4

Physical inactivity (2010)

19.1%

33.3%

26.5%

Obesity (2014)

21.8%

24.9%

23.4%

21.0%

Household solid fuel use (2012)

World Health Organization - Cancer Country Profiles, 2014.

Cancer Plans, Monitoring and Surveillance

Has an operational cancer policy/strategy/action plan

Yes

Has a cancer registry

Yes

Scope

Population-based

Coverage

Subnational

Last year of data

2010

Cancer Primary Prevention Policies

Tobacco control
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the burden of tobacco use

Smoke-free legislation

Yes

Up to two public places completely smoke-free

Tobacco dependence treatment

National quit line, and both NRT and some cessation services costcovered*

Warning labels

Medium size warnings with all appropriate characteristics OR large

warnings missing some appropriate characteristics

Bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship

Ban on national television, radio and print media as well as on some but not
all other forms of direct and/or indirect advertising
5175% of retail price is tax

Tobacco taxes

Overweight and obesity prevention and control

Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan for reducing overweight/obesity

No

Physical inactivity prevention and control

Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce physical inactivity and/or promote
physical activity

No

Harmful use of alcohol prevention and control

Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol

No

National immunization
Human Papillomavirus vaccination schedule

...

Hepatitis B vaccination schedule

Birth

Hepatitis B vaccination coverage, infants

96%

Cancer Screening and Early Detection

Cervical cancer
Cervical cytology (PAP)

Not generally available at the public primary health care level

Acetic acid visualization (VIA)

Not generally available at the public primary health care level

Breast cancer
Breast palpation / clinical breast exam (CBE)
Mammogram

Generally available at the public primary health care level

Not generally available at the public primary health care level

Colorectal cancer
Faecal occult blood test or faecal immunological test

Not generally available at the public primary health care level

Bowel cancer screening by exam or colonoscopy

Not generally available at the public primary health care level

Cancer Treatment and Palliative Care

Radiotherapy

Generally available in the public health system

Total high energy teletherapy units / million inhabitants

1.2

Number of radiotherapy centres

22

Number of radiation oncologists

82

Chemotherapy (medicines not specified)

Generally available in the public health system

Oral morphine (formulation not specified)

Not generally available in the public health system

Non-methadone morphine equivalent consumption per cancer death (mg)

...

Community/home care for people with advanced stage cancer and other NCDs
* Indicates highest possible level of achievement

World Health Organization - Cancer Country Profiles, 2014.

Not generally available

= No data available