Romania vs United States of America: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Romania
0.0117 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
United States of America
0.0123 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Romania rank
144th
United States of America rank
143rd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Romania
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.0123 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman in Romania, a difference of 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 92 shared years of data; in 1933 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 144th and United States of America ranks 143rd of 200 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 9 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1.21 under-five deaths per woman | 0.149 under-five deaths per woman | 1.06 under-five deaths per woman | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.8701 under-five deaths per woman | 0.128 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7421 under-five deaths per woman | Romania |
| 1950s | 0.3764 under-five deaths per woman | 0.113 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2634 under-five deaths per woman | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.1615 under-five deaths per woman | 0.082 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0796 under-five deaths per woman | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.1124 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0377 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0747 under-five deaths per woman | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.0759 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0241 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0518 under-five deaths per woman | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.0394 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0196 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0198 under-five deaths per woman | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.0245 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0164 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.0153 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0125 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0028 under-five deaths per woman | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.0111 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0116 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.0123 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Romania and United States of America?
- 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States of America?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2024.
- How do Romania and United States of America rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Romania ranks 144th and United States of America ranks 143rd 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).