Italy vs Romania: Number of infant deaths
Italy
917.0%
in 2023
Romania
990.0%
in 2023
Italy rank
109th
Romania rank
107th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Italy
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 990.0% against 917.0% in Italy, a difference of 73.0%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 109th and Romania ranks 107th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41,757.0% | 32,607.8% | 9,149.2% | Italy |
| 1960s | 34,771.5% | 19,372.7% | 15,398.8% | Italy |
| 1970s | 18,371.1% | 14,746.8% | 3,624.3% | Italy |
| 1980s | 6,644.5% | 9,276.5% | 2,632.0% | Romania |
| 1990s | 3,637.1% | 5,785.0% | 2,147.9% | Romania |
| 2000s | 2,174.4% | 3,425.7% | 1,251.3% | Romania |
| 2010s | 1,508.2% | 1,670.9% | 162.7% | Romania |
| 2020s | 981.2% | 1,012.2% | 31.0% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Italy or Romania?
- Romania, at 990.0% against 917.0% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Italy and Romania?
- 73.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Romania rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Italy ranks 109th and Romania ranks 107th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.