Infant mortality by age and sex in Romania
Romania: Infant mortality by age and sex was 93 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
93
Change on year
down 17.7%
World rank
16th
of 46 countries
All-time high
255
in 2007
All-time low
93
in 2024
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Infant mortality by age and sex in Romania, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Romania recorded 93 for infant mortality by age and sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 17.7% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by age and sex in Romania peaked at 255 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 93, in 2024.
Romania ranks 16th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Infant mortality by age and sex in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 255 | — |
| 2008 | 250 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 192 | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 188 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 185 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 177 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 186 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 188 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 155 | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 179 | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 138 | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 160 | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 137 | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 109 | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 111 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 111 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 113 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 93 | -17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 232.33 | 192 | 255 | 3 |
| 2010s | 169.3 | 137 | 188 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.4 | 93 | 113 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,419 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 113 (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)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0796 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by age and sex in Romania?
- Infant mortality by age and sex in Romania was 93 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest infant mortality by age and sex recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 255 in 2007.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by age and sex recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 93 in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for infant mortality by age and sex?
- Romania ranks 16th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by age and sex rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Infant mortality by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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