Romania vs United States of America: Mortality rate, under-5
Romania
7.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United States of America
6.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Romania rank
142nd
United States of America rank
145th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Romania
- United States of America
How they compare
Romania currently reports 7.3 per 1,000 live births against 6.5 per 1,000 live births in United States of America, a difference of 0.8 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 | 65.66 per 1,000 live births | 27.27 per 1,000 live births | 38.39 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 1970s | 43.78 per 1,000 live births | 19.32 per 1,000 live births | 24.46 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 1980s | 33.21 per 1,000 live births | 13.04 per 1,000 live births | 20.17 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 1990s | 27.17 per 1,000 live births | 9.74 per 1,000 live births | 17.43 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 2000s | 17.84 per 1,000 live births | 7.98 per 1,000 live births | 9.86 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 9.56 per 1,000 live births | 6.83 per 1,000 live births | 2.73 per 1,000 live births | Romania |
| 2020s | 6.74 per 1,000 live births | 6.5 per 1,000 live births | 0.24 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, Romania or United States of America?
- Romania, at 7.3 per 1,000 live births against 6.5 per 1,000 live births in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Romania and United States of America?
- 0.8 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?
- 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 (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 is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.