Romania vs United States of America: Mortality rate, neonatal
Romania
3.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United States of America
3.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Romania rank
148th
United States of America rank
146th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Romania
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 3.7 per 1,000 live births against 3.6 per 1,000 live births in Romania, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 148th and United States of America ranks 146th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.2 per 1,000 live births | 6 per 1,000 live births | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 1990s | 13.16 per 1,000 live births | 5.11 per 1,000 live births | 8.05 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 2000s | 8.31 per 1,000 live births | 4.46 per 1,000 live births | 3.85 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 4.38 per 1,000 live births | 3.93 per 1,000 live births | 0.45 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.28 per 1,000 live births | 3.58 per 1,000 live births | 0.3 per 1,000 live births | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Romania or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 3.7 per 1,000 live births against 3.6 per 1,000 live births in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Romania and United States of America?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States of America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Romania and United States of America rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Romania ranks 148th and United States of America ranks 146th 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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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.