Inequalities in Public Health Health Status and Health Expenditure

Abstract

The documents of the EU regarding sustainable development, place public health as one of the most important areas of interest, a growing attention is being paid to reducing inequalities in health among countries. The objective of this article is to identify major inequalities in health in Romania and compare them with other countries members of the EU, regarding health status and health expenditure. The analysis is based on the specific indicators for each category of problems mentioned. For this purpose the most relevant indicators are used, from the statistics of the WHO, Eurostat and the national statistics of Romania. The comparison is done using the data from the last available year, and where possible trends are shown –pozitive or negative – especially after year 2000. Keywords: public health, inequalities, health status, health expenditures, Romania, EU Content available only in Romanian.