Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Italy or Romania?

Romania, at 891 deaths against 869 deaths in Italy as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Romania: Number of infants who die before age 1

Italy

869 deaths

in 2023

Romania

891 deaths

in 2023

Italy rank

110th

Romania rank

109th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Italy
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 891 deaths against 869 deaths in Italy, a difference of 22 deaths.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 110th and Romania ranks 109th of 236 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	47,947 deaths	34,620 deaths	13,327 deaths	Italy
1960s	35,068 deaths	19,150 deaths	15,918 deaths	Italy
1970s	18,554 deaths	14,946 deaths	3,608 deaths	Italy
1980s	6,670 deaths	9,309 deaths	2,638 deaths	Romania
1990s	3,630 deaths	5,688 deaths	2,058 deaths	Romania
2000s	2,108 deaths	3,468 deaths	1,359 deaths	Romania
2010s	1,424 deaths	1,661 deaths	237.2 deaths	Romania
2020s	959.5 deaths	987 deaths	27.5 deaths	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Italy or Romania?: Romania, at 891 deaths against 869 deaths in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Italy and Romania?: 22 deaths, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Italy and Romania rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Italy ranks 110th and Romania ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.