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

Rwanda
29.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
28.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Rwanda rank
48th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
50th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Rwanda
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 29.4 per 1,000 live births against 28.7 per 1,000 live births in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.7 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 48th 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 115.81 per 1,000 live births 119.75 per 1,000 live births 3.94 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s 124.44 per 1,000 live births 110.02 per 1,000 live births 14.42 per 1,000 live births Rwanda
1980s 95.07 per 1,000 live births 107.55 per 1,000 live births 12.48 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 123.09 per 1,000 live births 100.24 per 1,000 live births 22.85 per 1,000 live births Rwanda
2000s 71.59 per 1,000 live births 65.77 per 1,000 live births 5.82 per 1,000 live births Rwanda
2010s 35.36 per 1,000 live births 41.31 per 1,000 live births 5.95 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 30.44 per 1,000 live births 30.92 per 1,000 live births 0.48 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, Rwanda or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Rwanda, at 29.4 per 1,000 live births against 28.7 per 1,000 live births in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.7 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?
Rwanda ranks 48th 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 (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

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