Comparative Study on Mortality and Morbidity in Europe and Romania – Aspects of Quality of Life through Recreational Sports – Central Region of Romania

Abstract

Sports and leisure activities improve health and bring social and educational benefits. There are many causes of death in the U.E. some of which are major diseases and chronic diseases affecting at least 50 people out of 100,000. In Romania, morbidity and mortality patterns have undergone major changes in recent decades to increase chronic disease and mortality. Regarding recreational sports in Romania, statistics show that we stand among the last countries when it comes to moving among European countries whose inhabitants practice many sports as countries like Sweden, Finland, and Denmark.