Rwanda vs Tanzania: Infant mortality rate by sex
Rwanda
2.62 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tanzania
2.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Rwanda rank
47th
Tanzania rank
49th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 2.62 deaths per 100 live births against 2.57 deaths per 100 live births in Tanzania, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 47th and Tanzania ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.78 deaths per 100 live births | 11.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 10.88 deaths per 100 live births | 11.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3633 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 11.67 deaths per 100 live births | 10.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 8.84 deaths per 100 live births | 10.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 11.63 deaths per 100 live births | 9.5 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 6.62 deaths per 100 live births | 6.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5284 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 3.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5392 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0414 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Rwanda or Tanzania?
- Rwanda, at 2.62 deaths per 100 live births against 2.57 deaths per 100 live births in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Tanzania rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Rwanda ranks 47th and Tanzania ranks 49th 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 .