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Rwanda vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Mortality rate, infant, male

Rwanda
32.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
31.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Rwanda rank
49th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
50th

Mortality rate, infant, male over time

  • Rwanda
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 32.3 per 1,000 live births against 31.5 per 1,000 live births in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 49th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 50th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 122.36 per 1,000 live births 126.65 per 1,000 live births 4.29 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s 131.78 per 1,000 live births 116.76 per 1,000 live births 15.02 per 1,000 live births Rwanda
1980s 101.41 per 1,000 live births 113.05 per 1,000 live births 11.64 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 129.52 per 1,000 live births 105.19 per 1,000 live births 24.33 per 1,000 live births Rwanda
2000s 76.65 per 1,000 live births 70.26 per 1,000 live births 6.39 per 1,000 live births Rwanda
2010s 38.69 per 1,000 live births 45.14 per 1,000 live births 6.45 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 33.42 per 1,000 live births 34 per 1,000 live births 0.58 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, Rwanda or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Rwanda, at 32.3 per 1,000 live births against 31.5 per 1,000 live births in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for mortality rate, infant, male?
Rwanda ranks 49th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 50th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.