Romania vs United States: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Romania
0.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United States
0.55 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Romania rank
140th
United States rank
142nd
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Romania
- United States
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.6 per 1,000 live births against 0.55 per 1,000 live births in United States, a difference of 0.05 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 140th and United States ranks 142nd of 195 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.57 per 1,000 live births | 2.35 per 1,000 live births | 3.22 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 1970s | 3.61 per 1,000 live births | 1.64 per 1,000 live births | 1.97 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 1980s | 2.61 per 1,000 live births | 1.09 per 1,000 live births | 1.51 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 1990s | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | 0.816 per 1,000 live births | 1.38 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.51 per 1,000 live births | 0.678 per 1,000 live births | 0.835 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.803 per 1,000 live births | 0.582 per 1,000 live births | 0.221 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.554 per 1,000 live births | 0.55 per 1,000 live births | 0.004 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Romania or United States?
- Romania, at 0.6 per 1,000 live births against 0.55 per 1,000 live births in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Romania and United States?
- 0.05 per 1,000 live births, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Romania and United States rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Romania ranks 140th and United States ranks 142nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.