What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Romania and Slovakia?

0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Romania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Slovakia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Romania vs Slovakia: Mortality rate, neonatal

Romania

3.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Slovakia

3.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Romania rank

148th

Slovakia rank

151st

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Romania
Slovakia

How they compare

Romania currently reports 3.6 per 1,000 live births against 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Slovakia, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Romania ranks 148th and Slovakia ranks 151st of 197 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	16.2 per 1,000 live births	8.9 per 1,000 live births	7.3 per 1,000 live births	Romania
1990s	13.16 per 1,000 live births	7.11 per 1,000 live births	6.05 per 1,000 live births	Romania
2000s	8.31 per 1,000 live births	4.06 per 1,000 live births	4.25 per 1,000 live births	Romania
2010s	4.38 per 1,000 live births	3.12 per 1,000 live births	1.26 per 1,000 live births	Romania
2020s	3.28 per 1,000 live births	3.12 per 1,000 live births	0.16 per 1,000 live births	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Romania or Slovakia?: Romania, at 3.6 per 1,000 live births against 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Slovakia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Romania and Slovakia?: 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Slovakia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Romania and Slovakia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Romania ranks 148th and Slovakia ranks 151st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.