Rwanda vs Uganda: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Rwanda
25.44 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uganda
25.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Rwanda rank
53rd
Uganda rank
52nd
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Rwanda
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 25.99 deaths per 1,000 people against 25.44 deaths per 1,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 0.55 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 53rd and Uganda ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 135.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 133.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.32 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 123.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 116.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.55 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 131.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 116.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.59 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 103.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 116.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.47 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1990s | 122.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 97.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.31 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 74.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 68.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.39 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 34.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.84 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2020s | 26.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9531 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Rwanda or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 25.99 deaths per 1,000 people against 25.44 deaths per 1,000 people in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Rwanda and Uganda?
- 0.55 deaths per 1,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Rwanda ranks 53rd and Uganda ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.