Poland vs Romania: Number of child deaths
Poland
1,338 deaths
in 2024
Romania
1,340 deaths
in 2024
Poland rank
103rd
Romania rank
102nd
Number of child deaths over time
- Poland
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1,340 deaths against 1,338 deaths in Poland, a difference of 2 deaths.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 103rd and Romania ranks 102nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,706 deaths | 22,851 deaths | 5,855 deaths | Poland |
| 1970s | 17,781 deaths | 17,916 deaths | 134.7 deaths | Romania |
| 1980s | 13,944 deaths | 11,912 deaths | 2,032 deaths | Poland |
| 1990s | 6,921 deaths | 7,358 deaths | 437.7 deaths | Romania |
| 2000s | 2,888 deaths | 4,036 deaths | 1,148 deaths | Romania |
| 2010s | 2,000 deaths | 2,005 deaths | 4.8 deaths | Romania |
| 2020s | 1,465 deaths | 1,272 deaths | 193.6 deaths | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Poland or Romania?
- Romania, at 1,340 deaths against 1,338 deaths in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Poland and Romania?
- 2 deaths, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Romania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Romania rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Poland ranks 103rd 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .