Nepal vs Rwanda: Number of child deaths by region
Nepal
14,257
in 2024
Rwanda
14,910
in 2024
Nepal rank
49th
Rwanda rank
47th
Number of child deaths by region over time
- Nepal
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 14,910 against 14,257 in Nepal, a difference of 653.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 49th and Rwanda ranks 47th of 195 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140,905 | 34,192 | 106,714 | Nepal |
| 1970s | 132,262 | 50,859 | 81,403 | Nepal |
| 1980s | 115,678 | 50,106 | 65,571 | Nepal |
| 1990s | 83,483 | 66,656 | 16,827 | Nepal |
| 2000s | 44,115 | 40,455 | 3,660 | Nepal |
| 2010s | 23,973 | 18,352 | 5,621 | Nepal |
| 2020s | 15,764 | 15,525 | 239.6 | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Nepal or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 14,910 against 14,257 in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Nepal and Rwanda?
- 653, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Rwanda rank globally for number of child deaths by region?
- Nepal ranks 49th and Rwanda ranks 47th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.