Rwanda vs Tanzania: Child mortality
Rwanda
3.77 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tanzania
3.7 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Rwanda rank
46th
Tanzania rank
47th
Child mortality over time
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 3.77 deaths per 100 live births against 3.7 deaths per 100 live births in Tanzania, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 46th and Tanzania ranks 47th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 16 and Tanzania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 42 deaths per 100 live births | 41.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.515 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1810s | 42 deaths per 100 live births | 41.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.515 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1820s | 42 deaths per 100 live births | 41.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.515 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1830s | 42 deaths per 100 live births | 41.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.515 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1840s | 42 deaths per 100 live births | 41.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.515 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1850s | 42 deaths per 100 live births | 41.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.515 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 42 deaths per 100 live births | 41.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.515 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 42 deaths per 100 live births | 41.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.515 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 42 deaths per 100 live births | 41.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.515 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 41.99 deaths per 100 live births | 41.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5151 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 41.67 deaths per 100 live births | 41.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5113 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1910s | 40.82 deaths per 100 live births | 40.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5009 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1920s | 39.84 deaths per 100 live births | 39.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4888 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1930s | 36.43 deaths per 100 live births | 38.05 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 1940s | 30.19 deaths per 100 live births | 32.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 1950s | 24.72 deaths per 100 live births | 25.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3739 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 21.12 deaths per 100 live births | 23.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 23.72 deaths per 100 live births | 19.84 deaths per 100 live births | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 17.12 deaths per 100 live births | 17.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5421 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 21.45 deaths per 100 live births | 15.51 deaths per 100 live births | 5.94 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 11.77 deaths per 100 live births | 9.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 5 deaths per 100 live births | 5.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5873 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 3.97 deaths per 100 live births | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0544 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Rwanda or Tanzania?
- Rwanda, at 3.77 deaths per 100 live births against 3.7 deaths per 100 live births in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Tanzania rank globally for child mortality?
- Rwanda ranks 46th and Tanzania ranks 47th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.