Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Australia or Romania?

Romania, at 690 deaths against 647 deaths in Australia as of 2019.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Romania: Number of neonatal deaths

Australia

647 deaths

in 2019

Romania

690 deaths

in 2019

Australia rank

106th

Romania rank

103rd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Australia
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 690 deaths against 647 deaths in Australia, a difference of 43 deaths.

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

Across all 70 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 106th and Romania ranks 103rd of 204 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3,421 deaths	11,697 deaths	8,276 deaths	Romania
1960s	3,253 deaths	7,252 deaths	3,998 deaths	Romania
1970s	2,590 deaths	5,571 deaths	2,981 deaths	Romania
1980s	1,384 deaths	3,697 deaths	2,313 deaths	Romania
1990s	1,005 deaths	2,320 deaths	1,315 deaths	Romania
2000s	845.8 deaths	1,737 deaths	891.6 deaths	Romania
2010s	723.7 deaths	899 deaths	175.3 deaths	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Australia or Romania?: Romania, at 690 deaths against 647 deaths in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Australia and Romania?: 43 deaths, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Romania?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Australia and Romania rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Australia ranks 106th and Romania ranks 103rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.