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

Romania, at 1,093 deaths against 982 deaths in Spain as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Romania and Spain?

111 deaths, with Romania ahead.

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

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.

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

Romania

1,093 deaths

in 2023

Spain

982 deaths

in 2023

Romania rank

110th

Spain rank

112th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Romania
Spain

How they compare

Romania currently reports 1,093 deaths against 982 deaths in Spain, a difference of 111 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.

Romania ranks 110th and Spain ranks 112th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1950s	44,667 deaths	43,899 deaths	767.8 deaths	Romania
1960s	23,100 deaths	29,074 deaths	5,974 deaths	Spain
1970s	18,380 deaths	15,332 deaths	3,048 deaths	Romania
1980s	11,943 deaths	5,811 deaths	6,132 deaths	Romania
1990s	7,239 deaths	2,851 deaths	4,388 deaths	Romania
2000s	4,059 deaths	2,052 deaths	2,007 deaths	Romania
2010s	1,984 deaths	1,435 deaths	548.7 deaths	Romania
2020s	1,222 deaths	1,111 deaths	111 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, Romania or Spain?: Romania, at 1,093 deaths against 982 deaths in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Romania and Spain?: 111 deaths, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Spain?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Romania and Spain rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Romania ranks 110th and Spain ranks 112th 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.