Rwanda vs Yemen: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood

Rwanda
0.1264 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Yemen
0.1255 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Rwanda rank
45th
Yemen rank
46th

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time

  • Rwanda
  • Yemen
01234195219882024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.1264 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1255 under-five deaths per woman in Yemen, a difference of 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Yemen ahead.

Rwanda ranks 45th and Yemen ranks 46th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 1.94 under-five deaths per woman 3.55 under-five deaths per woman 1.61 under-five deaths per woman Yemen
1960s 1.73 under-five deaths per woman 3.19 under-five deaths per woman 1.45 under-five deaths per woman Yemen
1970s 1.95 under-five deaths per woman 2.34 under-five deaths per woman 0.3841 under-five deaths per woman Yemen
1980s 1.33 under-five deaths per woman 1.43 under-five deaths per woman 0.1044 under-five deaths per woman Yemen
1990s 1.37 under-five deaths per woman 0.8508 under-five deaths per woman 0.5164 under-five deaths per woman Rwanda
2000s 0.6518 under-five deaths per woman 0.4194 under-five deaths per woman 0.2324 under-five deaths per woman Rwanda
2010s 0.2087 under-five deaths per woman 0.2182 under-five deaths per woman 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman Yemen
2020s 0.1425 under-five deaths per woman 0.1461 under-five deaths per woman 0.0036 under-five deaths per woman Yemen

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, Rwanda or Yemen?
Rwanda, at 0.1264 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1255 under-five deaths per woman in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Rwanda and Yemen?
0.0009 under-five deaths per woman, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Yemen?
71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Yemen rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
Rwanda ranks 45th and Yemen ranks 46th 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

Indicator
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
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, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).