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

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with United States ahead.

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

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 United States: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

Romania

3.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

United States

3.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Romania rank

148th

United States rank

146th

Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) over time

Romania
United States

How they compare

United States 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 ranks 146th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 4 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	United States	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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Romania or United States?: United States, 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?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Romania and United States rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Romania ranks 148th and United States 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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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: 29 October 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.