Rwanda vs Tanzania: Child mortality rate
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 rate 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 5 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Tanzania ahead.
Rwanda ranks 46th and Tanzania ranks 47th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.88 deaths per 100 live births | 24.71 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8267 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 | 0.541 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 | 0.587 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 3.97 deaths per 100 live births | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.054 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, 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 rate 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?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Tanzania rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Rwanda ranks 46th and Tanzania ranks 47th of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.