Eritrea vs Rwanda: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Eritrea
0.1238 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Rwanda
0.1264 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Eritrea rank
47th
Rwanda rank
45th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Eritrea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.1264 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1238 under-five deaths per woman in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0026 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Rwanda ahead.
Eritrea ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 45th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.42 under-five deaths per woman | 1.78 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3593 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 1.41 under-five deaths per woman | 1.95 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5409 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | 1.33 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0427 under-five deaths per woman | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 0.7295 under-five deaths per woman | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6378 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.3526 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6518 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2992 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.2031 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2087 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.1381 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1425 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0044 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Eritrea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.1264 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1238 under-five deaths per woman in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 0.0026 under-five deaths per woman, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Rwanda rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Eritrea ranks 47th and Rwanda 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).