Romania vs Ukraine: Number of child deaths per woman
Romania
0.0117 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Ukraine
0.0128 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Romania rank
144th
Ukraine rank
141st
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Romania
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 0.0128 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman in Romania, a difference of 0.0011 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 144th and Ukraine ranks 141st of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 5 and Ukraine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1076 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0592 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0484 under-five deaths per woman | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.0759 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0457 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0303 under-five deaths per woman | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.0394 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0294 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0099 under-five deaths per woman | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.0245 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0185 under-five deaths per woman | 0.006 under-five deaths per woman | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.0153 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0142 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0011 under-five deaths per woman | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.0111 under-five deaths per woman | 0.012 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Romania or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 0.0128 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Romania and Ukraine?
- 0.0011 under-five deaths per woman, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Ukraine?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Ukraine rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Romania ranks 144th and Ukraine ranks 141st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).