Chile vs Romania: Infant mortality rate
Chile
0.5798 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Romania
0.6004 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Chile rank
144th
Romania rank
143rd
Infant mortality rate over time
- Chile
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.6004 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5798 deaths per 100 live births in Chile, a difference of 0.0206 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 144th and Romania ranks 143rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.1 deaths per 100 live births | 8.23 deaths per 100 live births | 3.87 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1960s | 9.83 deaths per 100 live births | 5.57 deaths per 100 live births | 4.26 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1970s | 5.39 deaths per 100 live births | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1980s | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5271 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.8003 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7129 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.6856 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8027 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1171 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.5834 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5539 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0295 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Chile or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.6004 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5798 deaths per 100 live births in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Chile and Romania?
- 0.0206 deaths per 100 live births, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Romania?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Romania rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Chile ranks 144th and Romania 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .