What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between European Union and Rwanda?

26.2 per 1,000 live births, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Rwanda?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

European Union vs Rwanda: Mortality rate, infant

European Union

3.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Rwanda

29.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

European Union rank

46th

Rwanda rank

48th

Mortality rate, infant over time

European Union
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 29.4 per 1,000 live births against 3.2 per 1,000 live births in European Union, a difference of 26.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 9.2 times European Union's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 48th of 47 groups.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	European Union	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.05 per 1,000 live births	123.09 per 1,000 live births	115.04 per 1,000 live births	Rwanda
2000s	4.97 per 1,000 live births	71.59 per 1,000 live births	66.62 per 1,000 live births	Rwanda
2010s	3.59 per 1,000 live births	35.36 per 1,000 live births	31.77 per 1,000 live births	Rwanda
2020s	3.21 per 1,000 live births	30.44 per 1,000 live births	27.23 per 1,000 live births	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, European Union or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 29.4 per 1,000 live births against 3.2 per 1,000 live births in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between European Union and Rwanda?: 26.2 per 1,000 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Rwanda?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do European Union and Rwanda rank globally for mortality rate, infant?: European Union ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 48th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (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: 03 September 2026

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