Romania vs Sri Lanka: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Romania
0.0117 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0114 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Romania rank
144th
Sri Lanka rank
146th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Romania
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Romania ranks 144th and Sri Lanka ranks 146th of 200 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3764 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6688 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2924 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.1615 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4132 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2517 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.1124 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2477 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1352 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0759 under-five deaths per woman | 0.103 under-five deaths per woman | 0.027 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0394 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0482 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0088 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0245 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0375 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0129 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0153 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0111 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0126 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0015 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Romania or Sri Lanka?
- Romania, at 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Romania and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sri Lanka?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Sri Lanka rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Romania ranks 144th and Sri Lanka ranks 146th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).