Romania vs Ukraine: Child mortality by sex
Romania
0.7894 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ukraine
0.8656 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Romania rank
142nd
Ukraine rank
140th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Romania
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 0.8656 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7894 deaths per 100 live births in Romania, a difference of 0.0762 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 142nd and Ukraine ranks 140th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 4 and Ukraine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.59 deaths per 100 live births | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1980s | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1990s | 3 deaths per 100 live births | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.822 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3082 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0334 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.7264 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9003 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1739 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Romania or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 0.8656 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7894 deaths per 100 live births in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Romania and Ukraine?
- 0.0762 deaths per 100 live births, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Ukraine?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Ukraine rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Romania ranks 142nd and Ukraine ranks 140th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .