Mortality rate, neonatal in Romania
Romania: Mortality rate, neonatal was 3.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, neonatal in Romania, 1989–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Romania recorded 3.6 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Romania peaked at 16.2 per 1,000 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 3.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2020.
Romania ranks 146th of 195 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.2 per 1,000 live births | 16.2 per 1,000 live births | 16.2 per 1,000 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.16 per 1,000 live births | 11 per 1,000 live births | 15.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.31 per 1,000 live births | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.38 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.28 per 1,000 live births | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- Population ages 65 and above, female 2.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 102,152 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 6.05 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 103,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 99,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 102,853 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 98,407 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 16.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 97,788 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 102,204 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Romania?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Romania was 3.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2 per 1,000 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 per 1,000 live births in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Romania ranks 146th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.