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Figure 2.4 - Disease treated non ambulatory in hospitals

Cardiovascular
Other causes system
Injury, 20% 14%
poisoning,
external causes Respiratory
5% system
12%
Infectious and
parasitic
diseases Digestive
5% system
Genitourinary 10%
system
5%
Neoplasm
Nervous system 10%
6%
Mental
disorders Pregnancy,
6% childbirth
7%

Source: National Institute of Statistics

Table 2.10 - New cases of illness, by all disease classes in 2016

Disease no. cases
Cardiovascular system 566,022
Respiratory system 464,603
Digestive system 409,327
Neoplasm 389,932
Pregnancy, childbirth 268,078
Mental disorders 248,952
Nervous system 223,811
Genitourinary system 211,375
Infectious and parasitic diseases 191,179

Injury, poisoning, external causes 189,334

Other causes 787,187
Total 3,949,800

Source: National Institute of Statistics

2.7 Risk factors

The relatively low life expectancy of Romanians is caused by behavioural factors. Most

important risk factors are a low level of fruit and vegetable consumption; a high level of

animal fat consumption and a low level of physical exercise. A recent Eurobarometer report
on ‘Sport and physical activity’ in the EU countries, ranks Romania close to the bottom. Both

for physical activity in daily life and sports Romania performs badly. Smoking is at par with the

EU average, but there is no decline in the percentage of the population that smokes.

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