Dominica vs Rwanda: Child mortality rate by sex
Dominica
3.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Rwanda
3.41 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominica rank
48th
Rwanda rank
45th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Dominica
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 3.41 deaths per 100 live births against 3.32 deaths per 100 live births in Dominica, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Dominica ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 45th of 199 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.02 deaths per 100 live births | 20.25 deaths per 100 live births | 11.23 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 3.74 deaths per 100 live births | 22.68 deaths per 100 live births | 18.94 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 2 deaths per 100 live births | 16.2 deaths per 100 live births | 14.2 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | 20.57 deaths per 100 live births | 18.85 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 2 deaths per 100 live births | 11.18 deaths per 100 live births | 9.17 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 2.69 deaths per 100 live births | 4.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3434 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Dominica or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 3.41 deaths per 100 live births against 3.32 deaths per 100 live births in Dominica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Dominica and Rwanda?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Rwanda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Rwanda rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Dominica ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 45th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .