Rwanda vs Türkiye: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region

Rwanda
14,480 deaths
in 2023
Türkiye
14,408 deaths
in 2023
Rwanda rank
48th
Türkiye rank
49th

Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time

  • Rwanda
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 14,480 deaths against 14,408 deaths in Türkiye, a difference of 72 deaths.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Türkiye ahead.

Rwanda ranks 48th and Türkiye ranks 49th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Türkiye Difference Ahead
1950s 33,242 deaths 316,778 deaths 283,536 deaths Türkiye
1960s 35,457 deaths 305,034 deaths 269,577 deaths Türkiye
1970s 51,298 deaths 239,960 deaths 188,662 deaths Türkiye
1980s 52,108 deaths 153,426 deaths 101,318 deaths Türkiye
1990s 65,551 deaths 81,444 deaths 15,893 deaths Türkiye
2000s 41,015 deaths 36,416 deaths 4,599 deaths Rwanda
2010s 18,537 deaths 18,665 deaths 128.2 deaths Türkiye
2020s 15,131 deaths 12,434 deaths 2,696 deaths Rwanda

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, Rwanda or Türkiye?
Rwanda, at 14,480 deaths against 14,408 deaths in Türkiye as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Rwanda and Türkiye?
72 deaths, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Türkiye?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Türkiye rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
Rwanda ranks 48th and Türkiye ranks 49th 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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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.