Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Romania
Romania: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.6 per 1,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Romania is 0.6 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Romania peaked at 4.3 per 1,000 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.6 per 1,000, in 2023.
Romania ranks 149th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Romania, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 2.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.8 per 1,000 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 3.3 per 1,000 | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 3.9 per 1,000 | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 4.3 per 1,000 | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 4.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 3 per 1,000 | -21.1% |
| 2000 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.38 per 1,000 | 2.7 per 1,000 | 4.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 per 1,000 | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.94 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.68 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,415 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 267,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 254,147 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Romania?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Romania was 0.6 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 per 1,000 in 1996.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 per 1,000 in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Romania ranks 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.