High income vs Rwanda: Mortality rate, under-5, male

High income
5.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Rwanda
41.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
High income rank
43rd
Rwanda rank
45th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • High income
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 41.2 per 1,000 live births against 5.5 per 1,000 live births in High income, a difference of 35.7 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 7.5 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 43rd 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 High income Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 12.69 per 1,000 live births 222.95 per 1,000 live births 210.26 per 1,000 live births Rwanda
2000s 8.75 per 1,000 live births 123.37 per 1,000 live births 114.62 per 1,000 live births Rwanda
2010s 6.46 per 1,000 live births 53.86 per 1,000 live births 47.4 per 1,000 live births Rwanda
2020s 5.52 per 1,000 live births 43.22 per 1,000 live births 37.7 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, male, High income or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 41.2 per 1,000 live births against 5.5 per 1,000 live births in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between High income and Rwanda?
35.7 per 1,000 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Rwanda?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do High income and Rwanda rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
High income ranks 43rd 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, 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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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, 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

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