Australia vs Romania: Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality
Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality over time
- Australia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 5.5 Deaths per 1 000 births against 4.9 Deaths per 1 000 births in Australia, a difference of 0.6 Deaths per 1 000 births.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 21st and Romania ranks 18th of 33 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.05 Deaths per 1 000 births | 12.35 Deaths per 1 000 births | 7.3 Deaths per 1 000 births | Romania |
| 2000s | 5.33 Deaths per 1 000 births | 10.88 Deaths per 1 000 births | 5.55 Deaths per 1 000 births | Romania |
| 2010s | 4.59 Deaths per 1 000 births | 6.66 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2.07 Deaths per 1 000 births | Romania |
| 2020s | 4.67 Deaths per 1 000 births | 5.47 Deaths per 1 000 births | 0.8 Deaths per 1 000 births | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality, Australia or Romania?
- Romania, at 5.5 Deaths per 1 000 births against 4.9 Deaths per 1 000 births in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality between Australia and Romania?
- 0.6 Deaths per 1 000 births, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Romania?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Romania rank globally for maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality?
- Australia ranks 21st and Romania ranks 18th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on infant, neonatal, perinatal and maternal mortality. Data for infant and neonatal mortality are presented either with no minimum threshold of gestation period or birthweight, or following the minimum threshold of 22 weeks (or 500 grams birthweight) Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.