Romania vs United States of America: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Romania
7.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United States of America
7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Romania rank
142nd
United States of America rank
145th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Romania
- United States of America
How they compare
Romania currently reports 7.9 per 1,000 live births against 7 per 1,000 live births in United States of America, a difference of 0.9 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 142nd and United States of America ranks 145th of 197 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.47 per 1,000 live births | 30.54 per 1,000 live births | 39.93 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 1970s | 47.3 per 1,000 live births | 21.53 per 1,000 live births | 25.77 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 1980s | 36.52 per 1,000 live births | 14.45 per 1,000 live births | 22.07 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 1990s | 30.01 per 1,000 live births | 10.75 per 1,000 live births | 19.26 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 2000s | 19.75 per 1,000 live births | 8.79 per 1,000 live births | 10.96 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 10.51 per 1,000 live births | 7.48 per 1,000 live births | 3.03 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 2020s | 7.26 per 1,000 live births | 7 per 1,000 live births | 0.26 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Romania or United States of America?
- Romania, at 7.9 per 1,000 live births against 7 per 1,000 live births in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Romania and United States of America?
- 0.9 per 1,000 live births, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States of America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Romania and United States of America rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Romania ranks 142nd and United States of America ranks 145th 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, under-5, male (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
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.