Kuwait vs Romania: Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
Kuwait
0.8104 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Romania
0.7311 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kuwait rank
138th
Romania rank
141st
Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus over time
- Kuwait
- Romania
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births in Romania, a difference of 0.0793 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 138th and Romania ranks 141st of 198 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.22 deaths per 100 live births | 9.35 deaths per 100 live births | 5.87 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 10.49 deaths per 100 live births | 6.57 deaths per 100 live births | 3.93 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 5.35 deaths per 100 live births | 4.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9753 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7877 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5964 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.9476 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9556 deaths per 100 live births | 0.008 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.8511 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6732 deaths per 100 live births | 0.178 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, Kuwait or Romania?
- Kuwait, at 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus between Kuwait and Romania?
- 0.0793 deaths per 100 live births, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Romania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Romania rank globally for child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus?
- Kuwait ranks 138th and Romania ranks 141st of 198 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 vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. 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 .