Romania vs United States: Child mortality rate
Romania
0.7311 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States
0.6472 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Romania rank
142nd
United States rank
145th
Child mortality rate over time
- Romania
- United States
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6472 deaths per 100 live births in United States, a difference of 0.0839 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 142nd and United States ranks 145th of 199 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.9745 deaths per 100 live births | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7981 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9855 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.9556 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6835 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2721 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.6732 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6473 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0259 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Romania or United States?
- Romania, at 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6472 deaths per 100 live births in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Romania and United States?
- 0.0839 deaths per 100 live births, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Romania and United States rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Romania ranks 142nd and United States ranks 145th 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 rate. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .