Regional Analysis of Inequalities in Romanian Healthcare System

Authors

  • Andreea-Oana Iacobuţă Author
  • Mircea Asandulu Author
  • Cristina Gavrilovici Author
  • Liviu Oprea Author

Keywords:

health inequalities, health determinants, health resources allocation

Abstract

This paper aims to analyse several inequalities in the Romanian healthcare system at regional level and to highlight the resemblances and the differences, taking into account the socio-economic development, the population health status and the material and human resources allocated to healthcare, in different Romanian regions. We use secondary data registered at NUTS 2 level for eight Romanian regions collected from Eurostat (2009 – 2010). The results show large discrepancies between Romanian regions in most of analysed variables. Bucharest, North-West and West regions are characterized by a higher level of resources allocated to healthcare, a higher level of education and a lower poverty rate, unlike North-East, South-West and South regions, which display the opposite situation.

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Published

2013-02-28

Issue

Vol. 23 (2013): February 2013

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Iacobuţă, A.-O., Asandulu, M., Gavrilovici, C., & Oprea, L. (2013). Regional Analysis of Inequalities in Romanian Healthcare System. Social Research Reports, 23, 7-18. https://www.researchreports.ro/journal/article/view/124-regional-analysis-of-inequalities-in-romanian-healthcare