Romania vs Ukraine: Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
Romania
0.7311 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ukraine
0.7888 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Romania rank
141st
Ukraine rank
139th
Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus over time
- Romania
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births in Romania, a difference of 0.0577 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 141st and Ukraine ranks 139th of 198 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 | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1980s | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1990s | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7586 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2822 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.9556 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9822 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0266 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.6732 deaths per 100 live births | 0.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1468 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
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, Romania or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 0.7888 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 Romania and Ukraine?
- 0.0577 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 vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus?
- Romania ranks 141st and Ukraine ranks 139th 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 .