Rwanda vs Yemen: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Rwanda
3.77 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Yemen
3.81 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Rwanda rank
46th
Yemen rank
44th
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Rwanda
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 3.81 deaths per 100 live births against 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in Rwanda, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Yemen ahead.
Rwanda ranks 46th and Yemen ranks 44th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.09 deaths per 100 live births | 44.92 deaths per 100 live births | 21.82 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 1960s | 21.12 deaths per 100 live births | 39.54 deaths per 100 live births | 18.41 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 1970s | 23.72 deaths per 100 live births | 27.88 deaths per 100 live births | 4.16 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 1980s | 17.12 deaths per 100 live births | 16.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8099 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 21.45 deaths per 100 live births | 11.16 deaths per 100 live births | 10.29 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 11.77 deaths per 100 live births | 7.37 deaths per 100 live births | 4.4 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 5 deaths per 100 live births | 4.96 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0425 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 3.97 deaths per 100 live births | 4.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1278 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Rwanda or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 3.81 deaths per 100 live births against 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between Rwanda and Yemen?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Yemen?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Yemen rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 46th and Yemen ranks 44th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. GDP per capita. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .