Haiti vs Rwanda: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Haiti
14,388 deaths
in 2023
Rwanda
14,480 deaths
in 2023
Haiti rank
50th
Rwanda rank
48th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Haiti
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 14,480 deaths against 14,388 deaths in Haiti, a difference of 92 deaths.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 48th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51,426 deaths | 33,242 deaths | 18,184 deaths | Haiti |
| 1960s | 47,397 deaths | 35,457 deaths | 11,940 deaths | Haiti |
| 1970s | 43,816 deaths | 51,298 deaths | 7,482 deaths | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 39,554 deaths | 52,108 deaths | 12,554 deaths | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 32,875 deaths | 65,551 deaths | 32,676 deaths | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 24,455 deaths | 41,015 deaths | 16,560 deaths | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 20,745 deaths | 18,537 deaths | 2,208 deaths | Haiti |
| 2020s | 15,201 deaths | 15,131 deaths | 70.5 deaths | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Haiti or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 14,480 deaths against 14,388 deaths in Haiti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Haiti and Rwanda?
- 92 deaths, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Rwanda rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Haiti ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 48th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.