Neonatal mortality rate in Romania
Romania: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.3623 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Romania, 1989–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.3623 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Romania peaked at 1.62 deaths per 100 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.3077 deaths per 100 live births, in 2020.
That places Romania 148th out of 199 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.831 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5764 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4383 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3176 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5457 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3272 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3077 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3623 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 145 Qatar 0.3806 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 146 Maldives 0.367 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 147 United States 0.3652 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 150 Canada 0.3389 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 151 Montserrat 0.3299 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Romania
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 102,589 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 98,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 100,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 96,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 97,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 93,727 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Romania?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Romania was 0.3623 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 deaths per 100 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3077 deaths per 100 live births in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Romania ranks 148th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .