Chile vs Romania: Child mortality rate
Chile
0.6753 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Romania
0.7311 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Chile rank
144th
Romania rank
142nd
Child mortality rate over time
- Chile
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6753 deaths per 100 live births in Chile, a difference of 0.0558 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 144th and Romania ranks 142nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.22 deaths per 100 live births | 9.8 deaths per 100 live births | 5.42 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1960s | 11.9 deaths per 100 live births | 6.57 deaths per 100 live births | 5.33 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1970s | 6.32 deaths per 100 live births | 4.38 deaths per 100 live births | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1980s | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8634 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.9443 deaths per 100 live births | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8394 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.7964 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9556 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1592 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.6784 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6732 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0053 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Chile or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6753 deaths per 100 live births in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Chile and Romania?
- 0.0558 deaths per 100 live births, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Romania?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Romania rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Chile ranks 144th and Romania ranks 142nd 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .