Children died before five per woman in Romania
Romania: Children died before five per woman was 0.0117 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0117
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
144th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.56
in 1903
All-time low
0.0104
in 2022
Years of data
149
1864–2024
Children died before five per woman in Romania, 1864–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.0117 for children died before five per woman in 2024.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Romania peaked at 2.56 in 1903 and was at its lowest, 0.0104, in 2022.
Romania ranks 144th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children died before five per woman in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1864 | 1.92 | — |
| 1865 | 1.65 | -13.9% |
| 1866 | 1.63 | -1.5% |
| 1867 | 1.34 | -17.6% |
| 1868 | 1.48 | +10.3% |
| 1869 | 1.43 | -3.2% |
| 1870 | 1.19 | -16.8% |
| 1871 | 1.04 | -12.8% |
| 1872 | 1.38 | +32.9% |
| 1873 | 1.35 | -2.0% |
| 1874 | 1.6 | +18.2% |
| 1875 | 1.72 | +7.3% |
| 1876 | 1.58 | -7.9% |
| 1877 | 1.46 | -7.4% |
| 1878 | 1.54 | +4.9% |
| 1879 | 1.49 | -2.7% |
| 1880 | 1.89 | +26.3% |
| 1881 | 1.6 | -15.3% |
| 1882 | 1.75 | +9.5% |
| 1883 | 1.63 | -6.8% |
| 1884 | 1.61 | -1.6% |
| 1885 | 1.6 | -0.6% |
| 1886 | 1.68 | +5.3% |
| 1887 | 1.72 | +2.5% |
| 1888 | 1.84 | +6.7% |
| 1889 | 1.69 | -8.1% |
| 1890 | 1.77 | +4.8% |
| 1891 | 1.93 | +8.8% |
| 1892 | 2.06 | +7.1% |
| 1893 | 1.92 | -7.2% |
| 1894 | 2.02 | +5.5% |
| 1895 | 1.85 | -8.3% |
| 1896 | 2.04 | +9.9% |
| 1897 | 2.01 | -1.3% |
| 1898 | 1.78 | -11.7% |
| 1899 | 1.81 | +2.1% |
| 1900 | 1.67 | -8.1% |
| 1901 | 1.73 | +3.9% |
| 1902 | 1.8 | +4.1% |
| 1903 | 2.56 | +42.2% |
| 1912 | 2.04 | -20.3% |
| 1913 | 2.14 | +4.5% |
| 1914 | 1.99 | -6.8% |
| 1915 | 1.76 | -11.7% |
| 1920 | 1.62 | -7.6% |
| 1921 | 1.67 | +2.6% |
| 1922 | 1.68 | +0.7% |
| 1923 | 1.64 | -2.0% |
| 1924 | 1.61 | -2.1% |
| 1925 | 1.47 | -8.4% |
| 1926 | 1.47 | -0.2% |
| 1927 | 1.55 | +5.6% |
| 1928 | 1.39 | -10.4% |
| 1929 | 1.46 | +5.3% |
| 1930 | 1.34 | -8.4% |
| 1931 | 1.3 | -2.7% |
| 1932 | 1.45 | +10.9% |
| 1933 | 1.22 | -16.0% |
| 1934 | 1.28 | +5.6% |
| 1935 | 1.28 | -0.1% |
| 1936 | 1.2 | -6.5% |
| 1937 | 1.19 | -0.4% |
| 1938 | 1.18 | -1.1% |
| 1939 | 1.08 | -8.2% |
| 1940 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1941 | 0.8318 | -23.4% |
| 1942 | 0.8303 | -0.2% |
| 1943 | 0.9393 | +13.1% |
| 1944 | 0.7669 | -18.4% |
| 1945 | 0.804 | +4.8% |
| 1946 | 0.8859 | +10.2% |
| 1947 | 1.02 | +15.3% |
| 1948 | 0.7348 | -28.1% |
| 1949 | 0.8014 | +9.1% |
| 1950 | 0.5511 | -31.2% |
| 1951 | 0.5604 | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 0.4896 | -12.6% |
| 1953 | 0.4372 | -10.7% |
| 1954 | 0.3931 | -10.1% |
| 1955 | 0.3005 | -23.6% |
| 1956 | 0.2858 | -4.9% |
| 1957 | 0.269 | -5.9% |
| 1958 | 0.2497 | -7.2% |
| 1959 | 0.2276 | -8.8% |
| 1960 | 0.2052 | -9.9% |
| 1961 | 0.1726 | -15.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1422 | -17.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1224 | -14.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1079 | -11.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1014 | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1105 | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2234 | +102.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2357 | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.194 | -17.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1555 | -19.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1309 | -15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1165 | -11.0% |
| 1973 | 0.107 | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1144 | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1111 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1037 | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0995 | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0944 | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0913 | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0874 | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.081 | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0709 | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.065 | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0697 | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0714 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0787 | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0823 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0802 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0727 | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0567 | -22.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0471 | -16.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0434 | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0405 | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.039 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0363 | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0344 | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0341 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0324 | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0299 | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0279 | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0262 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0257 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0258 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0255 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0254 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0236 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.022 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0221 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0214 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0196 | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0175 | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.017 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0155 | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0153 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0148 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0144 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0139 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0129 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0119 | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0114 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0112 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0104 | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0109 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0117 | +7.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.0117 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 1.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.0117 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0068, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +102.2% | 0.1105 | 0.2234 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1.57 | 1.34 | 1.92 | 6 |
| 1870s | 1.44 | 1.04 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.92 | 1.77 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.94 | 1.67 | 2.56 | 4 |
| 1910s | 1.98 | 1.76 | 2.14 | 4 |
| 1920s | 1.56 | 1.39 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.25 | 1.08 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8701 | 0.7348 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3764 | 0.2276 | 0.5604 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1615 | 0.1014 | 0.2357 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1124 | 0.0913 | 0.1555 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0759 | 0.065 | 0.0874 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0394 | 0.0299 | 0.0567 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0245 | 0.0214 | 0.0279 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0153 | 0.0119 | 0.0196 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0111 | 0.0104 | 0.0117 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Romania?
- Children died before five per woman in Romania was 0.0117 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 in 1903.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0104 in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for children died before five per woman?
- Romania ranks 144th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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