Burundi vs Rwanda: Infant mortality rate by sex
Burundi
2.69 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Rwanda
2.62 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
45th
Rwanda rank
47th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 2.69 deaths per 100 live births against 2.62 deaths per 100 live births in Rwanda, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Rwanda ahead.
Burundi ranks 45th and Rwanda ranks 47th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.71 deaths per 100 live births | 10.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0359 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1970s | 11.18 deaths per 100 live births | 11.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4872 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 8.87 deaths per 100 live births | 8.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0265 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1990s | 8.64 deaths per 100 live births | 11.63 deaths per 100 live births | 3 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 6.71 deaths per 100 live births | 6.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0862 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7063 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 2.86 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.141 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Burundi, at 2.69 deaths per 100 live births against 2.62 deaths per 100 live births in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Burundi ranks 45th and Rwanda ranks 47th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .