Italy vs Romania: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region

Italy
1,038 deaths
in 2023
Romania
1,093 deaths
in 2023
Italy rank
111th
Romania rank
110th

Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time

  • Italy
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 1,093 deaths against 1,038 deaths in Italy, a difference of 55 deaths.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

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

Italy ranks 111th and Romania ranks 110th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Romania Difference Ahead
1950s 58,795 deaths 44,667 deaths 14,128 deaths Italy
1960s 40,335 deaths 23,100 deaths 17,235 deaths Italy
1970s 20,952 deaths 18,380 deaths 2,572 deaths Italy
1980s 7,668 deaths 11,943 deaths 4,275 deaths Romania
1990s 4,259 deaths 7,239 deaths 2,980 deaths Romania
2000s 2,478 deaths 4,059 deaths 1,580 deaths Romania
2010s 1,690 deaths 1,984 deaths 293.9 deaths Romania
2020s 1,216 deaths 1,222 deaths 5.5 deaths Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Italy or Romania?
Romania, at 1,093 deaths against 1,038 deaths in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Italy and Romania?
55 deaths, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Italy and Romania rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
Italy ranks 111th and Romania ranks 110th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.