High income vs Rwanda: Mortality rate, under-5
High income
5.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Rwanda
37.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
High income rank
43rd
Rwanda rank
46th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- High income
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 37.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.1 per 1,000 live births in High income, a difference of 32.6 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 7.4 times High income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 46th of 45 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 | 11.47 per 1,000 live births | 214.51 per 1,000 live births | 203.04 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 7.96 per 1,000 live births | 117.71 per 1,000 live births | 109.75 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 5.92 per 1,000 live births | 50.04 per 1,000 live births | 44.12 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 5.12 per 1,000 live births | 39.68 per 1,000 live births | 34.56 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, High income or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 37.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.1 per 1,000 live births in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between High income and Rwanda?
- 32.6 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?
- High income ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 46th of 45 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 (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
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.