What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between North America and Rwanda?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for North America 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North America vs Rwanda: Mortality rate, under-5, female

North America

5.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Rwanda

34.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

North America rank

42nd

Rwanda rank

45th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

North America
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 34.1 per 1,000 live births against 5.8 per 1,000 live births in North America, a difference of 28.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 5.9 times North America's.

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

North America ranks 42nd and Rwanda ranks 45th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	North America	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.5 per 1,000 live births	205.7 per 1,000 live births	197.2 per 1,000 live births	Rwanda
2000s	7.01 per 1,000 live births	111.75 per 1,000 live births	104.74 per 1,000 live births	Rwanda
2010s	6.09 per 1,000 live births	46.01 per 1,000 live births	39.92 per 1,000 live births	Rwanda
2020s	5.8 per 1,000 live births	35.94 per 1,000 live births	30.14 per 1,000 live births	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, North America or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 34.1 per 1,000 live births against 5.8 per 1,000 live births in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between North America and Rwanda?: 28.3 per 1,000 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Rwanda?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do North America and Rwanda rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?: North America ranks 42nd and Rwanda ranks 45th 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, under-5, female (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, under-5, female (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

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.