Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Comoros or Romania?

Comoros, at 1,128 deaths against 1,093 deaths in Romania as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Comoros vs Romania: Number of children who die before age 5

Comoros

1,128 deaths

in 2023

Romania

1,093 deaths

in 2023

Comoros rank

109th

Romania rank

110th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Comoros
Romania

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 1,128 deaths against 1,093 deaths in Romania, a difference of 35 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.

Comoros ranks 109th and Romania ranks 110th of 236 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,450 deaths	44,667 deaths	42,217 deaths	Romania
1960s	2,590 deaths	23,100 deaths	20,510 deaths	Romania
1970s	2,644 deaths	18,380 deaths	15,736 deaths	Romania
1980s	2,601 deaths	11,943 deaths	9,342 deaths	Romania
1990s	2,137 deaths	7,239 deaths	5,102 deaths	Romania
2000s	1,732 deaths	4,059 deaths	2,327 deaths	Romania
2010s	1,448 deaths	1,984 deaths	535.6 deaths	Romania
2020s	1,178 deaths	1,222 deaths	43.75 deaths	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Comoros or Romania?: Comoros, at 1,128 deaths against 1,093 deaths in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Comoros and Romania?: 35 deaths, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Romania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Romania rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Comoros ranks 109th and Romania ranks 110th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.