Romania vs Ukraine

Romania vs Ukraine: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.7 per 100 live births in Romania and 0.8 per 100 live births in Ukraine, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 0.1 per 100 live births, or 1.08 times that in Romania.

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

Romania vs Ukraine: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.7 per 100 live births in Romania and 0.8 per 100 live births in Ukraine, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 0.1 per 100 live births, or 1.08 times that in Romania.
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What the numbers say

  • Ukraine has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Romania.
  • In 2024, Romania ranked 143 and Ukraine ranked 141 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

YearRomaniaUkraineWorld
20240.70.83.7
20230.70.83.8
20220.70.94
20210.60.84
20200.70.83.9
20190.70.94
20180.70.94
20170.80.94.1
20160.90.94.2
20150.914.3
2014114.4
20131.114.5
20121.11.14.7
20111.21.15
20101.21.25.1
20091.31.25.3
20081.41.35.5
20071.51.35.7
20061.71.46
20051.81.56.2
20041.91.56.6
200321.66.8
200221.77.1
20012.11.77.4
20002.11.87.7
19992.31.97.9
19982.528.3
19972.628.4
19962.728.6
19952.728.8
19942.828.9
19932.829.1
19922.91.99.2
199131.99.3
19903.11.99.4
19893.31.99.5
19883.5210
19873.529.9
19863.32.110.3
19853.22.210.6
19843.12.310.9
19833.12.411.1
19823.32.511.2
19813.42.511.6
19803.62.611.9
19793.72.711.9
19783.72.712.3
19773.92.812.6
19764.12.912.8
19754.32.913.1
19744.4313.3
19734.53.113.5
19724.73.213.7
197153.313.9
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––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
190347.8–39.5
190234.5–40.1
190132.9–40.8
190032–40.9
189932.2–40.8
189836.1–41.2
189735–41
189637.4–41.1
189532.7–41.3
189436.9–41.2
189335.3–41.2
189239.5–41.7
189134–41.3
189034.3–41.5
188931.1–41.2
188832.4–41
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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