Burundi vs Rwanda: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre

Burundi
0.3022 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.1389 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
3rd
Rwanda rank
5th

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre over time

  • Burundi
  • Rwanda
0123196119922023

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.3022 units per square kilometre against 0.1389 units per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1633 units per square kilometre.

That makes Burundi's figure about 2.2 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 5th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8701 units per square kilometre 0.9434 units per square kilometre 0.0733 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 0.7664 units per square kilometre 0.872 units per square kilometre 0.1056 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 0.765 units per square kilometre 1.19 units per square kilometre 0.4275 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 0.5845 units per square kilometre 0.6182 units per square kilometre 0.0338 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 0.4439 units per square kilometre 0.2162 units per square kilometre 0.2277 units per square kilometre Burundi
2020s 0.3204 units per square kilometre 0.149 units per square kilometre 0.1713 units per square kilometre Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre, Burundi or Rwanda?
Burundi, at 0.3022 units per square kilometre against 0.1389 units per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre between Burundi and Rwanda?
0.1633 units per square kilometre, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 10,454 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.