Romania vs United States of America: Infant mortality by sex

Romania
0.6513 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.5913 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Romania rank
142nd
United States of America rank
144th

Infant mortality by sex over time

  • Romania
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.6513 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5913 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 142nd and United States of America ranks 144th of 199 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania United States of America Difference Ahead
1950s 8.86 deaths per 100 live births 3.08 deaths per 100 live births 5.78 deaths per 100 live births Romania
1960s 6.03 deaths per 100 live births 2.65 deaths per 100 live births 3.38 deaths per 100 live births Romania
1970s 3.91 deaths per 100 live births 1.83 deaths per 100 live births 2.08 deaths per 100 live births Romania
1980s 2.89 deaths per 100 live births 1.21 deaths per 100 live births 1.68 deaths per 100 live births Romania
1990s 2.43 deaths per 100 live births 0.8981 deaths per 100 live births 1.54 deaths per 100 live births Romania
2000s 1.68 deaths per 100 live births 0.7426 deaths per 100 live births 0.9356 deaths per 100 live births Romania
2010s 0.8861 deaths per 100 live births 0.6344 deaths per 100 live births 0.2517 deaths per 100 live births Romania
2020s 0.6001 deaths per 100 live births 0.5928 deaths per 100 live births 0.0073 deaths per 100 live births Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Romania or United States of America?
Romania, at 0.6513 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5913 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Romania and United States of America?
0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States of America?
70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Romania and United States of America rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
Romania ranks 142nd and United States of America ranks 144th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .