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Child mortality in Romania

Romania: Child mortality was 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.7311 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
143rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
47.74 deaths per 100 live births
in 1903
All-time low
0.6414 deaths per 100 live births
in 2021
Years of data
225
1800–2024

Child mortality in Romania, 1800–2024

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Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Romania recorded 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality in 2024.

The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Romania peaked at 47.74 deaths per 100 live births in 1903 and was at its lowest, 0.6414 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.

That places Romania 143rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Child mortality in Romania, year by year

Year deaths per 100 live births Change
1800 37.16 deaths per 100 live births —
1801 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1802 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1803 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1804 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1805 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1806 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1807 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1808 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1809 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1810 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1811 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1812 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1813 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1814 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1815 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1816 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1817 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1818 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1819 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1820 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1821 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1822 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1823 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1824 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1825 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1826 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1827 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1828 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1829 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1830 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1831 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1832 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1833 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1834 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1835 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1836 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1837 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1838 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1839 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1840 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1841 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1842 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1843 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1844 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1845 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1846 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1847 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1848 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1849 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1850 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1851 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1852 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1853 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1854 37.16 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1855 37.42 deaths per 100 live births +0.7%
1856 37.67 deaths per 100 live births +0.7%
1857 37.94 deaths per 100 live births +0.7%
1858 38.2 deaths per 100 live births +0.7%
1859 38.46 deaths per 100 live births +0.7%
1860 38.73 deaths per 100 live births +0.7%
1861 38.99 deaths per 100 live births +0.7%
1862 39.26 deaths per 100 live births +0.7%
1863 39.53 deaths per 100 live births +0.7%
1864 39.8 deaths per 100 live births +0.7%
1865 35.6 deaths per 100 live births -10.5%
1866 38.84 deaths per 100 live births +9.1%
1867 31.55 deaths per 100 live births -18.8%
1868 33.01 deaths per 100 live births +4.6%
1869 31.39 deaths per 100 live births -4.9%
1870 25.85 deaths per 100 live births -17.7%
1871 23.15 deaths per 100 live births -10.4%
1872 32.2 deaths per 100 live births +39.1%
1873 31.06 deaths per 100 live births -3.5%
1874 34.8 deaths per 100 live births +12.0%
1875 33.01 deaths per 100 live births -5.1%
1876 31.88 deaths per 100 live births -3.5%
1877 30.9 deaths per 100 live births -3.1%
1878 36.41 deaths per 100 live births +17.8%
1879 30.08 deaths per 100 live births -17.4%
1880 37.38 deaths per 100 live births +24.3%
1881 28.77 deaths per 100 live births -23.0%
1882 32.36 deaths per 100 live births +12.5%
1883 28.44 deaths per 100 live births -12.1%
1884 28.93 deaths per 100 live births +1.7%
1885 27.62 deaths per 100 live births -4.5%
1886 29.75 deaths per 100 live births +7.7%
1887 31.39 deaths per 100 live births +5.5%
1888 32.36 deaths per 100 live births +3.1%
1889 31.06 deaths per 100 live births -4.0%
1890 34.31 deaths per 100 live births +10.5%
1891 33.99 deaths per 100 live births -0.9%
1892 39.48 deaths per 100 live births +16.2%
1893 35.28 deaths per 100 live births -10.6%
1894 36.89 deaths per 100 live births +4.6%
1895 32.69 deaths per 100 live births -11.4%
1896 37.38 deaths per 100 live births +14.3%
1897 34.96 deaths per 100 live births -6.5%
1898 36.09 deaths per 100 live births +3.2%
1899 32.2 deaths per 100 live births -10.8%
1900 32.04 deaths per 100 live births -0.5%
1901 32.85 deaths per 100 live births +2.5%
1902 34.47 deaths per 100 live births +4.9%
1903 47.74 deaths per 100 live births +38.5%
1904 46.14 deaths per 100 live births -3.4%
1905 44.59 deaths per 100 live births -3.4%
1906 43.1 deaths per 100 live births -3.4%
1907 41.65 deaths per 100 live births -3.4%
1908 40.26 deaths per 100 live births -3.4%
1909 38.91 deaths per 100 live births -3.4%
1910 37.6 deaths per 100 live births -3.4%
1911 36.34 deaths per 100 live births -3.4%
1912 35.12 deaths per 100 live births -3.4%
1913 37.86 deaths per 100 live births +7.8%
1914 35.28 deaths per 100 live births -6.8%
1915 32.36 deaths per 100 live births -8.3%
1916 33.05 deaths per 100 live births +2.1%
1917 33.74 deaths per 100 live births +2.1%
1918 34.46 deaths per 100 live births +2.1%
1919 35.18 deaths per 100 live births +2.1%
1920 35.93 deaths per 100 live births +2.1%
1921 32.53 deaths per 100 live births -9.5%
1922 33.66 deaths per 100 live births +3.5%
1923 33.66 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1924 32.69 deaths per 100 live births -2.9%
1925 31.23 deaths per 100 live births -4.5%
1926 31.55 deaths per 100 live births +1.0%
1927 33.99 deaths per 100 live births +7.7%
1928 29.91 deaths per 100 live births -12.0%
1929 32.04 deaths per 100 live births +7.1%
1930 28.6 deaths per 100 live births -10.7%
1931 29.26 deaths per 100 live births +2.3%
1932 30.08 deaths per 100 live births +2.8%
1933 28.27 deaths per 100 live births -6.0%
1934 29.59 deaths per 100 live births +4.7%
1935 31.23 deaths per 100 live births +5.5%
1936 28.44 deaths per 100 live births -8.9%
1937 28.93 deaths per 100 live births +1.7%
1938 29.75 deaths per 100 live births +2.8%
1939 28.6 deaths per 100 live births -3.9%
1940 30.57 deaths per 100 live births +6.9%
1941 27 deaths per 100 live births -11.7%
1942 28.93 deaths per 100 live births +7.1%
1943 29.91 deaths per 100 live births +3.4%
1944 26.35 deaths per 100 live births -11.9%
1945 30.57 deaths per 100 live births +16.0%
1946 26.68 deaths per 100 live births -12.7%
1947 32.53 deaths per 100 live births +21.9%
1948 22.96 deaths per 100 live births -29.4%
1949 21.66 deaths per 100 live births -5.7%
1950 18.09 deaths per 100 live births -16.5%
1951 18.28 deaths per 100 live births +1.0%
1952 15.85 deaths per 100 live births -13.3%
1953 14.2 deaths per 100 live births -10.4%
1954 12.94 deaths per 100 live births -8.8%
1955 10.14 deaths per 100 live births -21.7%
1956 9.98 deaths per 100 live births -1.5%
1957 9.85 deaths per 100 live births -1.3%
1958 9.66 deaths per 100 live births -1.9%
1959 9.35 deaths per 100 live births -3.2%
1960 8.8 deaths per 100 live births -5.9%
1961 7.96 deaths per 100 live births -9.5%
1962 7.01 deaths per 100 live births -12.0%
1963 6.13 deaths per 100 live births -12.5%
1964 5.5 deaths per 100 live births -10.3%
1965 5.29 deaths per 100 live births -3.7%
1966 5.67 deaths per 100 live births +7.2%
1967 6.37 deaths per 100 live births +12.3%
1968 6.69 deaths per 100 live births +5.0%
1969 6.24 deaths per 100 live births -6.7%
1970 5.53 deaths per 100 live births -11.4%
1971 5.01 deaths per 100 live births -9.4%
1972 4.71 deaths per 100 live births -6.0%
1973 4.53 deaths per 100 live births -3.8%
1974 4.39 deaths per 100 live births -3.0%
1975 4.25 deaths per 100 live births -3.2%
1976 4.07 deaths per 100 live births -4.3%
1977 3.88 deaths per 100 live births -4.7%
1978 3.74 deaths per 100 live births -3.5%
1979 3.67 deaths per 100 live births -1.9%
1980 3.59 deaths per 100 live births -2.2%
1981 3.44 deaths per 100 live births -4.1%
1982 3.26 deaths per 100 live births -5.2%
1983 3.13 deaths per 100 live births -4.0%
1984 3.09 deaths per 100 live births -1.2%
1985 3.15 deaths per 100 live births +1.9%
1986 3.3 deaths per 100 live births +4.8%
1987 3.46 deaths per 100 live births +4.8%
1988 3.48 deaths per 100 live births +0.6%
1989 3.31 deaths per 100 live births -4.9%
1990 3.09 deaths per 100 live births -6.7%
1991 2.95 deaths per 100 live births -4.7%
1992 2.87 deaths per 100 live births -2.5%
1993 2.82 deaths per 100 live births -1.8%
1994 2.76 deaths per 100 live births -2.1%
1995 2.7 deaths per 100 live births -2.1%
1996 2.65 deaths per 100 live births -1.9%
1997 2.58 deaths per 100 live births -2.5%
1998 2.46 deaths per 100 live births -4.7%
1999 2.29 deaths per 100 live births -6.9%
2000 2.14 deaths per 100 live births -6.7%
2001 2.06 deaths per 100 live births -3.9%
2002 2.02 deaths per 100 live births -1.7%
2003 1.99 deaths per 100 live births -1.6%
2004 1.93 deaths per 100 live births -3.2%
2005 1.82 deaths per 100 live births -5.5%
2006 1.67 deaths per 100 live births -8.1%
2007 1.52 deaths per 100 live births -9.3%
2008 1.39 deaths per 100 live births -8.4%
2009 1.3 deaths per 100 live births -6.3%
2010 1.24 deaths per 100 live births -4.9%
2011 1.18 deaths per 100 live births -4.6%
2012 1.12 deaths per 100 live births -4.9%
2013 1.06 deaths per 100 live births -5.8%
2014 0.987 deaths per 100 live births -6.8%
2015 0.9151 deaths per 100 live births -7.3%
2016 0.8488 deaths per 100 live births -7.2%
2017 0.7885 deaths per 100 live births -7.1%
2018 0.7322 deaths per 100 live births -7.1%
2019 0.6831 deaths per 100 live births -6.7%
2020 0.6504 deaths per 100 live births -4.8%
2021 0.6414 deaths per 100 live births -1.4%
2022 0.6556 deaths per 100 live births +2.2%
2023 0.6873 deaths per 100 live births +4.8%
2024 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births +6.4%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4653 deaths per 100 live births, 1.6× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3875 deaths per 100 live births, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Child mortality in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1872 +39.1% 23.15 deaths per 100 live births 32.2 deaths per 100 live births
1903 +38.5% 34.47 deaths per 100 live births 47.74 deaths per 100 live births

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1800s 37.16 deaths per 100 live births 37.16 deaths per 100 live births 37.16 deaths per 100 live births 10
1810s 37.16 deaths per 100 live births 37.16 deaths per 100 live births 37.16 deaths per 100 live births 10
1820s 37.16 deaths per 100 live births 37.16 deaths per 100 live births 37.16 deaths per 100 live births 10
1830s 37.16 deaths per 100 live births 37.16 deaths per 100 live births 37.16 deaths per 100 live births 10
1840s 37.16 deaths per 100 live births 37.16 deaths per 100 live births 37.16 deaths per 100 live births 10
1850s 37.55 deaths per 100 live births 37.16 deaths per 100 live births 38.46 deaths per 100 live births 10
1860s 36.67 deaths per 100 live births 31.39 deaths per 100 live births 39.8 deaths per 100 live births 10
1870s 30.93 deaths per 100 live births 23.15 deaths per 100 live births 36.41 deaths per 100 live births 10
1880s 30.81 deaths per 100 live births 27.62 deaths per 100 live births 37.38 deaths per 100 live births 10
1890s 35.33 deaths per 100 live births 32.2 deaths per 100 live births 39.48 deaths per 100 live births 10
1900s 40.18 deaths per 100 live births 32.04 deaths per 100 live births 47.74 deaths per 100 live births 10
1910s 35.1 deaths per 100 live births 32.36 deaths per 100 live births 37.86 deaths per 100 live births 10
1920s 32.72 deaths per 100 live births 29.91 deaths per 100 live births 35.93 deaths per 100 live births 10
1930s 29.28 deaths per 100 live births 28.27 deaths per 100 live births 31.23 deaths per 100 live births 10
1940s 27.72 deaths per 100 live births 21.66 deaths per 100 live births 32.53 deaths per 100 live births 10
1950s 12.83 deaths per 100 live births 9.35 deaths per 100 live births 18.28 deaths per 100 live births 10
1960s 6.57 deaths per 100 live births 5.29 deaths per 100 live births 8.8 deaths per 100 live births 10
1970s 4.38 deaths per 100 live births 3.67 deaths per 100 live births 5.53 deaths per 100 live births 10
1980s 3.32 deaths per 100 live births 3.09 deaths per 100 live births 3.59 deaths per 100 live births 10
1990s 2.72 deaths per 100 live births 2.29 deaths per 100 live births 3.09 deaths per 100 live births 10
2000s 1.78 deaths per 100 live births 1.3 deaths per 100 live births 2.14 deaths per 100 live births 10
2010s 0.9556 deaths per 100 live births 0.6831 deaths per 100 live births 1.24 deaths per 100 live births 10
2020s 0.6732 deaths per 100 live births 0.6414 deaths per 100 live births 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births 5

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 140 Kuwait 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 141 Ukraine 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 142 Uruguay 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6905 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 145 Chile 0.6753 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 146 United States 0.6472 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Romania?
Child mortality in Romania was 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 47.74 deaths per 100 live births in 1903.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6414 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
How does Romania rank for child mortality?
Romania ranks 143rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Child mortality
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
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Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.