Romania vs United States Virgin Islands: Annual death rates at different ages

Romania
4.87 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
4.97 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Romania rank
182nd
United States Virgin Islands rank
178th

Annual death rates at different ages over time

  • Romania
  • United States Virgin Islands
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How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 4.97 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.87 deaths per 1,000 people in Romania, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 182nd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 178th of 236 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 88.11 deaths per 1,000 people 52.86 deaths per 1,000 people 35.25 deaths per 1,000 people Romania
1960s 56.47 deaths per 1,000 people 34.98 deaths per 1,000 people 21.49 deaths per 1,000 people Romania
1970s 37.28 deaths per 1,000 people 25.82 deaths per 1,000 people 11.46 deaths per 1,000 people Romania
1980s 26.7 deaths per 1,000 people 19.81 deaths per 1,000 people 6.89 deaths per 1,000 people Romania
1990s 22.43 deaths per 1,000 people 12.86 deaths per 1,000 people 9.57 deaths per 1,000 people Romania
2000s 15.55 deaths per 1,000 people 9.43 deaths per 1,000 people 6.11 deaths per 1,000 people Romania
2010s 8.14 deaths per 1,000 people 7.05 deaths per 1,000 people 1.08 deaths per 1,000 people Romania
2020s 5.29 deaths per 1,000 people 5.28 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0107 deaths per 1,000 people Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Romania or United States Virgin Islands?
United States Virgin Islands, at 4.97 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.87 deaths per 1,000 people in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Romania and United States Virgin Islands?
0.1 deaths per 1,000 people, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States Virgin Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Romania and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
Romania ranks 182nd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual death rates at different ages
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.