Kazakhstan vs Romania
Kazakhstan vs Romania: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 0.9 per 100 live births in Kazakhstan and 0.7 per 100 live births in Romania, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Kazakhstan, by 0.2 per 100 live births, or 1.29 times that in Romania.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Kazakhstan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1971.
- In 2024, Kazakhstan ranked 130 and Romania ranked 143 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.
Every year
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
| Year | Kazakhstan | Romania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 1.3 | 1 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1.2 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 3.5 | 2 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 3.7 | 2 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2.1 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 5.1 | 3 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 1987 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 7 | 3.6 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 8 | 4.4 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 8.6 | 5 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | – | 5.5 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | – | 6.2 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | – | 6.7 | 15 |
| 1967 | – | 6.4 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | – | 5.7 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | – | 5.3 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | – | 5.5 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | – | 6.1 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | – | 7 | 17 |
| 1961 | – | 8 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | – | 8.8 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | – | 9.4 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | – | 9.7 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | – | 9.9 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | – | 10 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | – | 10.1 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | – | 12.9 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | – | 14.2 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | – | 15.9 | 23.9 |
| 1951 | – | 18.3 | 24.3 |
| 1950 | – | 18.1 | 24.7 |
| 1949 | – | 21.7 | 24.9 |
| 1948 | – | 23 | 24.9 |
| 1947 | – | 32.5 | 25.5 |
| 1946 | – | 26.7 | 25.8 |
| 1945 | – | 30.6 | 26.7 |
| 1944 | – | 26.4 | 27.4 |
| 1943 | – | 29.9 | 27.7 |
| 1942 | – | 28.9 | 27.9 |
| 1941 | – | 27 | 27.8 |
| 1940 | – | 30.6 | 27.9 |
| 1939 | – | 28.6 | 28 |
| 1938 | – | 29.8 | 28.7 |
| 1937 | – | 28.9 | 28.8 |
| 1936 | – | 28.4 | 29.1 |
| 1935 | – | 31.2 | 29.5 |
| 1934 | – | 29.6 | 30.7 |
| 1933 | – | 28.3 | 30.5 |
| 1932 | – | 30.1 | 30.7 |
| 1931 | – | 29.3 | 31.4 |
| 1930 | – | 28.6 | 31.6 |
| 1929 | – | 32 | 32 |
| 1928 | – | 29.9 | 31.9 |
| 1927 | – | 34 | 31.9 |
| 1926 | – | 31.6 | 32.7 |
| 1925 | – | 31.2 | 32.4 |
| 1924 | – | 32.7 | 33.1 |
| 1923 | – | 33.7 | 33.1 |
| 1922 | – | 33.7 | 33.2 |
| 1921 | – | 32.5 | 34.2 |
| 1920 | – | 35.9 | 34.4 |
| 1919 | – | – | 35.7 |
| 1918 | – | – | 37.6 |
| 1917 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 1916 | – | – | 35.1 |
| 1915 | – | 32.4 | 35.3 |
| 1914 | – | 35.3 | 35.4 |
| 1913 | – | 37.9 | 35.1 |
| 1912 | – | 35.1 | 35.5 |
| 1911 | – | – | 36 |
| 1910 | – | – | 36.4 |
| 1909 | – | – | 36.6 |
| 1908 | – | – | 37.2 |
| 1907 | – | – | 37.4 |
| 1906 | – | – | 38.1 |
| 1905 | – | – | 38.8 |
| 1904 | – | – | 38.9 |
| 1903 | – | 47.8 | 39.5 |
| 1902 | – | 34.5 | 40.1 |
| 1901 | – | 32.9 | 40.8 |
| 1900 | – | 32 | 40.9 |
| 1899 | – | 32.2 | 40.8 |
| 1898 | – | 36.1 | 41.2 |
| 1897 | – | 35 | 41 |
| 1896 | – | 37.4 | 41.1 |
| 1895 | – | 32.7 | 41.3 |
| 1894 | – | 36.9 | 41.2 |
| 1893 | – | 35.3 | 41.2 |
| 1892 | – | 39.5 | 41.7 |
| 1891 | – | 34 | 41.3 |
| 1890 | – | 34.3 | 41.5 |
| 1889 | – | 31.1 | 41.2 |
| 1888 | – | 32.4 | 41 |
| 1887 | – | 31.4 | 41.1 |
| 1886 | – | 29.8 | 41.1 |
| 1885 | – | 27.6 | 41.2 |
| 1884 | – | 28.9 | 41.1 |
| 1883 | – | 28.4 | 41.4 |
| 1882 | – | 32.4 | 41.5 |
| 1881 | – | 28.8 | 41.1 |
| 1880 | – | 37.4 | 41.6 |
| 1879 | – | 30.1 | 41.1 |
| 1878 | – | 36.4 | 41.6 |
| 1877 | – | 30.9 | 41.2 |
| 1876 | – | 31.9 | 41.4 |
| 1875 | – | 33 | 41.5 |
| 1874 | – | 34.8 | 41.7 |
| 1873 | – | 31.1 | 41.8 |
| 1872 | – | 32.2 | 42.1 |
| 1871 | – | 23.2 | 42.2 |
| 1870 | – | 25.9 | 41.9 |
| 1869 | – | 31.4 | 42.1 |
| 1868 | – | 33 | 42.4 |
| 1867 | – | 31.6 | 42 |
| 1866 | – | 38.8 | 42.1 |
| 1865 | – | 35.6 | 42.3 |
| 1864 | – | 39.8 | 42.2 |
| 1863 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1862 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1861 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1860 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1859 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1858 | – | – | 43.8 |
| 1857 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1856 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1855 | – | – | 44 |
| 1854 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1853 | – | – | 43.2 |
| 1852 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1851 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1850 | – | – | 42 |
| 1849 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1848 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1847 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1846 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1845 | – | – | 42 |
| 1844 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1843 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1842 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1841 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1840 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1839 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1838 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1837 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1836 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1835 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1834 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1833 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1832 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1831 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1830 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1829 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1828 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1827 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1826 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1825 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1824 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1823 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1822 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1821 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1820 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1819 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1818 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1817 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1816 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1815 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1814 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1813 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1812 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1811 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1810 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1809 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1808 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1807 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1806 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1805 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1804 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1803 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1802 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1801 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1800 | – | – | 42.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
- Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kazakhstan vs Romania
Health
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityKazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionKazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
- Suicide rateKazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017Romania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthKazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023Romania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median ageKazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateKazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Romania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025Romania: $8.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personKazakhstan: $63 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020Romania: 128,000 people in 2020
- National powerKazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020Romania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKazakhstan: 6 million TIV in 2006Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025