Which has higher number of child deaths, Nicaragua or Romania?

Nicaragua, at 1,486 deaths against 1,340 deaths in Romania as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of child deaths between Nicaragua and Romania?

146 deaths, with Nicaragua ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Romania: Number of child deaths

Nicaragua

1,486 deaths

in 2024

Romania

1,340 deaths

in 2024

Nicaragua rank

100th

Romania rank

102nd

Number of child deaths over time

Nicaragua
Romania

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1,486 deaths against 1,340 deaths in Romania, a difference of 146 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 100th and Romania ranks 102nd of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	17,421 deaths	22,851 deaths	5,430 deaths	Romania
1970s	18,543 deaths	17,916 deaths	627.1 deaths	Nicaragua
1980s	12,449 deaths	11,912 deaths	536.7 deaths	Nicaragua
1990s	7,998 deaths	7,358 deaths	639.6 deaths	Nicaragua
2000s	4,184 deaths	4,036 deaths	147.8 deaths	Nicaragua
2010s	2,496 deaths	2,005 deaths	490.8 deaths	Nicaragua
2020s	1,803 deaths	1,272 deaths	531.2 deaths	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Nicaragua or Romania?: Nicaragua, at 1,486 deaths against 1,340 deaths in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Nicaragua and Romania?: 146 deaths, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Romania?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Romania rank globally for number of child deaths?: Nicaragua ranks 100th and Romania ranks 102nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .