{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ro-long-term-care-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ro-long-term-care-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ro-long-term-care-expenditure-share/","title":"Romania Long-Term Care Expenditure Share (2024)","description":"Romania's Long-Term Care Expenditure Share: 5.4 % of current health expenditure in 2024, -0.2pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HC), 2016–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Romania","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Romania","temporal_coverage":"2016/2024","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Romania Long-Term Care Expenditure Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HC/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2016–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"9"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Romania"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Romania (2024)","value":"5.4","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"9","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Romania Long-Term Care Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":9,"observations":[{"period":"2016","value":6.44},{"period":"2017","value":6.28},{"period":"2018","value":5.65},{"period":"2019","value":5.55},{"period":"2020","value":5.4},{"period":"2021","value":5.05},{"period":"2022","value":5.73},{"period":"2023","value":5.63},{"period":"2024","value":5.37}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"5.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"5.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"5.7","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"5.0","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"5.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"5.5","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"5.7","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"6.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"6.4","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to long-term care (health component) in Romania. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2016–2024 (9 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 6.4 % of current health expenditure in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 5.1 in 2021. The latest reading of 5.4 in 2024 represents a change of -0.2pp."}]}