Romania vs Ukraine: Child mortality rate
Romania
0.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ukraine
0.79 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Romania rank
142nd
Ukraine rank
140th
Child mortality rate over time
- Romania
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 0.79 deaths per 100 live births against 0.73 deaths per 100 live births in Romania, a difference of 0.06 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 142nd and Ukraine ranks 140th of 200 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 | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.31 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 | 0.758 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.282 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.956 deaths per 100 live births | 0.983 deaths per 100 live births | 0.027 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.674 deaths per 100 live births | 0.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.146 deaths per 100 live births | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Romania or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 0.79 deaths per 100 live births against 0.73 deaths per 100 live births in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Romania and Ukraine?
- 0.06 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 rate?
- Romania ranks 142nd and Ukraine ranks 140th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.