Romania vs Serbia

Romania vs Serbia: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.7 per 100 live births in Romania and 0.5 per 100 live births in Serbia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Romania, by 0.2 per 100 live births, or 1.35 times that in Serbia.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Romania vs Serbia: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.7 per 100 live births in Romania and 0.5 per 100 live births in Serbia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Romania, by 0.2 per 100 live births, or 1.35 times that in Serbia.
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What the numbers say

  • Romania has been higher since 1988, when it overtook Serbia.
  • 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

YearRomaniaSerbiaWorld
20240.70.53.7
20230.70.53.8
20220.70.54
20210.60.54
20200.70.63.9
20190.70.64
20180.70.64
20170.80.64.1
20160.90.64.2
20150.90.64.3
201410.74.4
20131.10.74.5
20121.10.74.7
20111.20.75
20101.20.85.1
20091.30.85.3
20081.40.85.5
20071.50.85.7
20061.70.96
20051.80.96.2
20041.916.6
200321.16.8
200221.17.1
20012.11.27.4
20002.11.37.7
19992.31.37.9
19982.51.48.3
19972.61.68.4
19962.71.78.6
19952.728.8
19942.82.28.9
19932.82.39.1
19922.92.59.2
199132.69.3
19903.12.89.4
19893.33.19.5
19883.53.410
19873.53.69.9
19863.33.810.3
19853.23.910.6
19843.14.110.9
19833.14.711.1
19823.3–11.2
19813.4–11.6
19803.6–11.9
19793.7–11.9
19783.7–12.3
19773.9–12.6
19764.1–12.8
19754.3–13.1
19744.4–13.3
19734.5–13.5
19724.7–13.7
19715–13.9
19705.5–14.2
19696.2–14.6
19686.7–15
19676.4–15.3
19665.7–15.1
19655.3–15.1
19645.5–15.7
19636.1–16.2
19627–17
19618–18.8
19608.8–20.2
19599.4–19.9
19589.7–19.7
19579.9–20.5
195610–21.3
195510.1–22.3
195412.9–22.8
195314.2–23.3
195215.9–23.9
195118.3–24.3
195018.1–24.7
194921.7–24.9
194823–24.9
194732.5–25.5
194626.7–25.8
194530.6–26.7
194426.4–27.4
194329.9–27.7
194228.9–27.9
194127–27.8
194030.6–27.9
193928.6–28
193829.8–28.7
193728.9–28.8
193628.4–29.1
193531.2–29.5
193429.6–30.7
193328.3–30.5
193230.1–30.7
193129.3–31.4
193028.6–31.6
192932–32
192829.9–31.9
192734–31.9
192631.6–32.7
192531.2–32.4
192432.7–33.1
192333.7–33.1
192233.7–33.2
192132.5–34.2
192035.9–34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
191532.4–35.3
191435.3–35.4
191337.9–35.1
191235.1–35.5
1911––36
1910–22.236.4
1909–29.436.6
1908–25.737.2
1907–23.737.4
1906–2338.1
1905–26.538.8
1904–21.538.9
190347.824.439.5
190234.524.440.1
190132.923.340.8
19003224.340.9
189932.224.640.8
189836.126.241.2
18973527.241
189637.427.241.1
189532.725.741.3
189436.926.541.2
189335.328.441.2
189239.531.941.7
18913427.241.3
189034.323.341.5
188931.125.241.2
188832.422.441
188731.4–41.1
188629.8–41.1
188527.6–41.2
188428.9–41.1
188328.4–41.4
188232.4–41.5
188128.8–41.1
188037.4–41.6
187930.1–41.1
187836.4–41.6
187730.9–41.2
187631.9–41.4
187533–41.5
187434.8–41.7
187331.1–41.8
187232.2–42.1
187123.2–42.2
187025.9–41.9
186931.4–42.1
186833–42.4
186731.6–42
186638.8–42.1
186535.6–42.3
186439.8–42.2
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

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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.

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