Which has higher child mortality, Romania or United States?

Romania, at 0.73 against 0.65 in United States as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?

92 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Romania

0.73

in 2024

United States

0.65

in 2024

Romania rank

142nd

United States rank

145th

Romania currently reports 0.73 against 0.65 in United States, a difference of 0.08.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1933 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 142nd and United States ranks 145th of 200 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Decade	Romania	United States	Difference	Ahead
1930s	29.26	7.29	21.97	Romania
1940s	27.72	4.97	22.74	Romania
1950s	12.83	3.37	9.46	Romania
1960s	6.57	2.73	3.84	Romania
1970s	4.38	1.93	2.45	Romania
1980s	3.32	1.3	2.02	Romania
1990s	2.72	0.974	1.74	Romania
2000s	1.78	0.798	0.986	Romania
2010s	0.956	0.683	0.273	Romania
2020s	0.674	0.65	0.024	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher child mortality, Romania or United States?: Romania, at 0.73 against 0.65 in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Romania and United States?: 0.08, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?: 92 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2024.
How do Romania and United States rank globally for child mortality?: Romania ranks 142nd and United States ranks 145th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.