Romania vs Uruguay: Infant mortality rate by sex
Romania
0.5467 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uruguay
0.5427 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Romania rank
142nd
Uruguay rank
143rd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Romania
- Uruguay
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.5467 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5427 deaths per 100 live births in Uruguay, a difference of 0.004 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 142nd and Uruguay ranks 143rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.57 deaths per 100 live births | 5 deaths per 100 live births | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1960s | 5.09 deaths per 100 live births | 4.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4306 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1970s | 3.29 deaths per 100 live births | 4.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8977 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0536 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3371 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2459 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.7148 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6737 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0412 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.505 deaths per 100 live births | 0.538 deaths per 100 live births | 0.033 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Romania or Uruguay?
- Romania, at 0.5467 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5427 deaths per 100 live births in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Romania and Uruguay?
- 0.004 deaths per 100 live births, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Uruguay?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Uruguay rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Romania ranks 142nd and Uruguay ranks 143rd 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 rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .