Poland vs Romania: Number of infant deaths
Poland
1,132 deaths
in 2024
Romania
1,093 deaths
in 2024
Poland rank
102nd
Romania rank
103rd
Number of infant deaths over time
- Poland
- Romania
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1,132 deaths against 1,093 deaths in Romania, a difference of 39 deaths.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 102nd and Romania ranks 103rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 7 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53,999 deaths | 32,753 deaths | 21,246 deaths | Poland |
| 1960s | 25,239 deaths | 19,476 deaths | 5,763 deaths | Poland |
| 1970s | 15,820 deaths | 14,694 deaths | 1,127 deaths | Poland |
| 1980s | 12,195 deaths | 9,287 deaths | 2,908 deaths | Poland |
| 1990s | 5,950 deaths | 5,779 deaths | 170.2 deaths | Poland |
| 2000s | 2,491 deaths | 3,422 deaths | 930.7 deaths | Romania |
| 2010s | 1,718 deaths | 1,673 deaths | 44.9 deaths | Poland |
| 2020s | 1,235 deaths | 1,035 deaths | 200 deaths | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Poland or Romania?
- Poland, at 1,132 deaths against 1,093 deaths in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Poland and Romania?
- 39 deaths, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Romania?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Romania rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Poland ranks 102nd and Romania ranks 103rd 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 infant 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 1 .