Romania vs United States of America: Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death
Romania
1.6%
in 2022
United States of America
1.5%
in 2022
Romania rank
85th
United States of America rank
86th
Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death over time
- Romania
- United States of America
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 85th and United States of America ranks 86th of 113 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.2% | 1.2% | 7.1% | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.4% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death, Romania or United States of America?
- Romania, at 1.6% against 1.5% in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death between Romania and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States of America?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2022.
- How do Romania and United States of America rank globally for share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death?
- Romania ranks 85th and United States of America ranks 86th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of total reported deaths in both sexes in those aged all ages that are from ill-defined diseases.