Romania vs United States of America: Child mortality by sex
Romania
0.7894 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.7012 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Romania rank
142nd
United States of America rank
145th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Romania
- United States of America
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.7894 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7012 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America, a difference of 0.0882 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 142nd and United States of America ranks 145th of 199 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.43 deaths per 100 live births | 3.55 deaths per 100 live births | 6.88 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1960s | 7.05 deaths per 100 live births | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | 3.99 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1970s | 4.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 2.58 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1980s | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1990s | 3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8765 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7464 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3043 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.7264 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7017 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0247 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Romania or United States of America?
- Romania, at 0.7894 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7012 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Romania and United States of America?
- 0.0882 deaths per 100 live births, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States of America?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Romania and United States of America rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Romania ranks 142nd and United States of America ranks 145th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .