Rwanda vs Palestine, State of: Child mortality rate

Rwanda
3.77 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Palestine, State of
3.79 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Rwanda rank
46th
Palestine, State of rank
45th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Rwanda
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 3.79 deaths per 100 live births against 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in Rwanda, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 46th and Palestine, State of ranks 45th of 200 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1970s 24.55 deaths per 100 live births 9.67 deaths per 100 live births 14.89 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
1980s 17.12 deaths per 100 live births 6.21 deaths per 100 live births 10.91 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
1990s 21.45 deaths per 100 live births 3.75 deaths per 100 live births 17.7 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
2000s 11.77 deaths per 100 live births 2.64 deaths per 100 live births 9.13 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
2010s 5 deaths per 100 live births 1.89 deaths per 100 live births 3.11 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
2020s 3.97 deaths per 100 live births 2.47 deaths per 100 live births 1.49 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Rwanda or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 3.79 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 rate between Rwanda and Palestine, State of?
0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Palestine, State of?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Palestine, State of rank globally for child mortality rate?
Rwanda ranks 46th and Palestine, State of ranks 45th 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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Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
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Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.