Puerto Rico vs Romania: Child mortality rate
Puerto Rico
0.6%
in 2023
Romania
0.6%
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
178th
Romania rank
181st
Child mortality rate over time
- Puerto Rico
- Romania
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 178th and Romania ranks 181st of 236 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.6% | 10.8% | 4.2% | Romania |
| 1960s | 4.5% | 6.6% | 2.1% | Romania |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 4.4% | 1.2% | Romania |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 3.3% | 0.9% | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 2.7% | 0.9% | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Puerto Rico or Romania?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Puerto Rico and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Romania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Romania rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 178th and Romania ranks 181st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.