Romania vs United States of America: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Romania
0.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Romania rank
142nd
United States of America rank
145th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Romania
- United States of America
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.73 deaths per 100 live births against 0.65 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America, a difference of 0.08 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 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 142nd and United States of America ranks 145th of 200 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 | 12.83 deaths per 100 live births | 3.37 deaths per 100 live births | 9.46 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1960s | 6.57 deaths per 100 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 3.84 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1970s | 4.38 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1980s | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2.02 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1990s | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.974 deaths per 100 live births | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.798 deaths per 100 live births | 0.986 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.956 deaths per 100 live births | 0.683 deaths per 100 live births | 0.273 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.674 deaths per 100 live births | 0.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.024 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Romania or United States of America?
- Romania, at 0.73 deaths per 100 live births against 0.65 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Romania and United States of America?
- 0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States of America?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Romania and United States of America rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Romania ranks 142nd and United States of America ranks 145th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.