Burundi vs Rwanda: Infant mortality rate
Burundi
3.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Rwanda
2.94 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
45th
Rwanda rank
48th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 3.05 deaths per 100 live births against 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in Rwanda, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 45th and Rwanda ranks 48th 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 | 11.68 deaths per 100 live births | 11.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2948 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1970s | 12.22 deaths per 100 live births | 12.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2238 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 9.79 deaths per 100 live births | 9.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2776 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1990s | 9.49 deaths per 100 live births | 12.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2.82 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 7.46 deaths per 100 live births | 7.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3049 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 4.4 deaths per 100 live births | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8578 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.205 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Burundi, at 3.05 deaths per 100 live births against 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 0.11 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?
- Burundi ranks 45th and Rwanda ranks 48th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .