Romania vs United States: Youth mortality rate
Romania
0.8623 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States
0.7949 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Romania rank
142nd
United States rank
145th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Romania
- United States
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.8623 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7949 deaths per 100 live births in United States, a difference of 0.0674 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 142nd and United States ranks 145th of 199 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.71 deaths per 100 live births | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 3.64 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1970s | 4.93 deaths per 100 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1980s | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 1990s | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2000s | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9576 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8142 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3488 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.824 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7904 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0336 deaths per 100 live births | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Romania or United States?
- Romania, at 0.8623 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7949 deaths per 100 live births in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Romania and United States?
- 0.0674 deaths per 100 live births, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Romania and United States rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Romania ranks 142nd and United States ranks 145th 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 Youth mortality rate. 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 fifteen years, per 100 live births.