Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Romania
Romania: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0117 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
144th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.56 under-five deaths per woman
in 1903
All-time low
0.0104 under-five deaths per woman
in 2022
Years of data
149
1864–2024
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Romania, 1864–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Romania is 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Romania peaked at 2.56 under-five deaths per woman in 1903 and was at its lowest, 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman, in 2022.
That places Romania 144th out of 200 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.
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Romania, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1864 | 1.92 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1865 | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | -13.9% |
| 1866 | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | -1.5% |
| 1867 | 1.34 under-five deaths per woman | -17.6% |
| 1868 | 1.48 under-five deaths per woman | +10.3% |
| 1869 | 1.43 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 1870 | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | -16.8% |
| 1871 | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | -12.8% |
| 1872 | 1.38 under-five deaths per woman | +32.9% |
| 1873 | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 1874 | 1.6 under-five deaths per woman | +18.2% |
| 1875 | 1.72 under-five deaths per woman | +7.3% |
| 1876 | 1.58 under-five deaths per woman | -7.9% |
| 1877 | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | -7.4% |
| 1878 | 1.54 under-five deaths per woman | +4.9% |
| 1879 | 1.49 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 1880 | 1.89 under-five deaths per woman | +26.3% |
| 1881 | 1.6 under-five deaths per woman | -15.3% |
| 1882 | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | +9.5% |
| 1883 | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | -6.8% |
| 1884 | 1.61 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 1885 | 1.6 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1886 | 1.68 under-five deaths per woman | +5.3% |
| 1887 | 1.72 under-five deaths per woman | +2.5% |
| 1888 | 1.84 under-five deaths per woman | +6.7% |
| 1889 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | -8.1% |
| 1890 | 1.77 under-five deaths per woman | +4.8% |
| 1891 | 1.93 under-five deaths per woman | +8.8% |
| 1892 | 2.06 under-five deaths per woman | +7.1% |
| 1893 | 1.92 under-five deaths per woman | -7.2% |
| 1894 | 2.02 under-five deaths per woman | +5.5% |
| 1895 | 1.85 under-five deaths per woman | -8.3% |
| 1896 | 2.04 under-five deaths per woman | +9.9% |
| 1897 | 2.01 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1898 | 1.78 under-five deaths per woman | -11.7% |
| 1899 | 1.81 under-five deaths per woman | +2.1% |
| 1900 | 1.67 under-five deaths per woman | -8.1% |
| 1901 | 1.73 under-five deaths per woman | +3.9% |
| 1902 | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman | +4.1% |
| 1903 | 2.56 under-five deaths per woman | +42.2% |
| 1912 | 2.04 under-five deaths per woman | -20.3% |
| 1913 | 2.14 under-five deaths per woman | +4.5% |
| 1914 | 1.99 under-five deaths per woman | -6.8% |
| 1915 | 1.76 under-five deaths per woman | -11.7% |
| 1920 | 1.62 under-five deaths per woman | -7.6% |
| 1921 | 1.67 under-five deaths per woman | +2.6% |
| 1922 | 1.68 under-five deaths per woman | +0.7% |
| 1923 | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 1924 | 1.61 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1925 | 1.47 under-five deaths per woman | -8.4% |
| 1926 | 1.47 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1927 | 1.55 under-five deaths per woman | +5.6% |
| 1928 | 1.39 under-five deaths per woman | -10.4% |
| 1929 | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | +5.3% |
| 1930 | 1.34 under-five deaths per woman | -8.4% |
| 1931 | 1.3 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 1932 | 1.45 under-five deaths per woman | +10.9% |
| 1933 | 1.22 under-five deaths per woman | -16.0% |
| 1934 | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | +5.6% |
| 1935 | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1936 | 1.2 under-five deaths per woman | -6.5% |
| 1937 | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | -0.4% |
| 1938 | 1.18 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1939 | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | -8.2% |
| 1940 | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 1941 | 0.8318 under-five deaths per woman | -23.4% |
| 1942 | 0.8303 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1943 | 0.9393 under-five deaths per woman | +13.1% |
| 1944 | 0.7669 under-five deaths per woman | -18.4% |
| 1945 | 0.804 under-five deaths per woman | +4.8% |
| 1946 | 0.8859 under-five deaths per woman | +10.2% |
| 1947 | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | +15.3% |
| 1948 | 0.7348 under-five deaths per woman | -28.1% |
| 1949 | 0.8014 under-five deaths per woman | +9.1% |
| 1950 | 0.5511 under-five deaths per woman | -31.2% |
| 1951 | 0.5604 under-five deaths per woman | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 0.4896 under-five deaths per woman | -12.6% |
| 1953 | 0.4372 under-five deaths per woman | -10.7% |
| 1954 | 0.3931 under-five deaths per woman | -10.1% |
| 1955 | 0.3005 under-five deaths per woman | -23.6% |
| 1956 | 0.2858 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 1957 | 0.269 under-five deaths per woman | -5.9% |
| 1958 | 0.2497 under-five deaths per woman | -7.2% |
| 1959 | 0.2276 under-five deaths per woman | -8.8% |
| 1960 | 0.2052 under-five deaths per woman | -9.9% |
| 1961 | 0.1726 under-five deaths per woman | -15.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1422 under-five deaths per woman | -17.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1224 under-five deaths per woman | -14.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1079 under-five deaths per woman | -11.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1014 under-five deaths per woman | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1105 under-five deaths per woman | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2234 under-five deaths per woman | +102.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2357 under-five deaths per woman | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.194 under-five deaths per woman | -17.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1555 under-five deaths per woman | -19.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1309 under-five deaths per woman | -15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1165 under-five deaths per woman | -11.0% |
| 1973 | 0.107 under-five deaths per woman | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1144 under-five deaths per woman | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1111 under-five deaths per woman | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1037 under-five deaths per woman | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0995 under-five deaths per woman | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0944 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0913 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0874 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.081 under-five deaths per woman | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0709 under-five deaths per woman | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.065 under-five deaths per woman | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0697 under-five deaths per woman | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0714 under-five deaths per woman | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0787 under-five deaths per woman | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0823 under-five deaths per woman | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0802 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0727 under-five deaths per woman | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0567 under-five deaths per woman | -22.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0471 under-five deaths per woman | -16.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0434 under-five deaths per woman | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0405 under-five deaths per woman | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.039 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0363 under-five deaths per woman | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0344 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0341 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0324 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0299 under-five deaths per woman | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0279 under-five deaths per woman | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0262 under-five deaths per woman | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0257 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0258 under-five deaths per woman | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0255 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0254 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0236 under-five deaths per woman | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.022 under-five deaths per woman | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0221 under-five deaths per woman | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0214 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0196 under-five deaths per woman | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0175 under-five deaths per woman | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.017 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0155 under-five deaths per woman | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0153 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0148 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0144 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0139 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0129 under-five deaths per woman | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0119 under-five deaths per woman | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0112 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0109 under-five deaths per woman | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1.57 under-five deaths per woman | 1.34 under-five deaths per woman | 1.92 under-five deaths per woman | 6 |
| 1870s | 1.44 under-five deaths per woman | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 1.72 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.7 under-five deaths per woman | 1.6 under-five deaths per woman | 1.89 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.92 under-five deaths per woman | 1.77 under-five deaths per woman | 2.06 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.94 under-five deaths per woman | 1.67 under-five deaths per woman | 2.56 under-five deaths per woman | 4 |
| 1910s | 1.98 under-five deaths per woman | 1.76 under-five deaths per woman | 2.14 under-five deaths per woman | 4 |
| 1920s | 1.56 under-five deaths per woman | 1.39 under-five deaths per woman | 1.68 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | 1.45 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8701 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7348 under-five deaths per woman | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3764 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2276 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5604 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1615 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1014 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2357 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1124 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0913 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1555 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0759 under-five deaths per woman | 0.065 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0874 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0394 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0299 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0567 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0245 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0214 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0279 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0153 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0119 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0196 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0111 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 141 Ukraine 0.0128 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 142 Thailand 0.0127 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 143 United States 0.0123 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 145 Chile 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 146 Sri Lanka 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 147 Montserrat 0.011 under-five deaths per woman compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 113 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Romania?
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Romania was 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 under-five deaths per woman in 1903.
- What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Romania ranks 144th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).