Romania vs Uruguay: Infant mortality rate
Romania
0.6004 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uruguay
0.6166 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Romania rank
143rd
Uruguay rank
141st
Infant mortality rate over time
- Romania
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.6166 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6004 deaths per 100 live births in Romania, a difference of 0.0162 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 143rd and Uruguay ranks 141st 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 | 8.23 deaths per 100 live births | 5.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1960s | 5.57 deaths per 100 live births | 5.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2944 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1970s | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | 4.7 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0625 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3548 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2673 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.8027 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7684 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0343 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.5539 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6115 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0577 deaths per 100 live births | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Romania or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.6166 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6004 deaths per 100 live births in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Romania and Uruguay?
- 0.0162 deaths per 100 live births, with Uruguay 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?
- Romania ranks 143rd and Uruguay ranks 141st 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 .