Neonatal mortality rate in Romania
The neonatal mortality rate in Romania was 3.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2017.
Romania, 2024
3.6
Change from 2023
+0.2per 1,000 live births
European Union, 2024
2.3 per 1,000 live births
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
2.2 per 1,000 live births
Position in 2024
148th of 196
Neonatal mortality rate in Romania over time
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Deaths per 1,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 2.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2023 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 2.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2022 | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | 2.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2021 | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 2.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2020 | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 2.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2019 | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | 2.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2018 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 2.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2017 | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 2.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2016 | 3.9 per 1,000 live births | 2.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2015 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | 2.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2014 | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | 2.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2013 | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | 2.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2012 | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | 2.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2011 | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | 2.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2010 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 2.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2009 | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | 2.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 2008 | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | 2.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 2007 | 6.9 per 1,000 live births | 2.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2006 | 7.7 per 1,000 live births | 3.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2005 | 8.5 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2004 | 9.0 per 1,000 live births | 3.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2003 | 9.4 per 1,000 live births | 3.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2002 | 9.6 per 1,000 live births | 3.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2001 | 9.8 per 1,000 live births | 3.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2000 | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | 3.9 per 1,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 from 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 4.6 per 1,000 live births, the figure has changed by −1.0.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Romania has the 148th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 2.3 per 1,000 live births.
More for Romania
All statistics for Romania
Infant mortality rate
6.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
7.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
76.5e (Estimated) years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
6.6 per 1,000 live births
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Hospital beds
731 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
381 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat