Kenya vs Rwanda: Mortality rate, under-5
Kenya
38.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Rwanda
37.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kenya rank
43rd
Rwanda rank
46th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Kenya
- Rwanda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 38.8 per 1,000 live births against 37.7 per 1,000 live births in Rwanda, a difference of 1.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.
Kenya ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 46th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 171.5 per 1,000 live births | 211.25 per 1,000 live births | 39.75 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 132.58 per 1,000 live births | 237.18 per 1,000 live births | 104.6 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 99.69 per 1,000 live births | 171.2 per 1,000 live births | 71.51 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 105.73 per 1,000 live births | 214.51 per 1,000 live births | 108.78 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 74.23 per 1,000 live births | 117.71 per 1,000 live births | 43.48 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 47.66 per 1,000 live births | 50.04 per 1,000 live births | 2.38 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 40.46 per 1,000 live births | 39.68 per 1,000 live births | 0.78 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Kenya or Rwanda?
- Kenya, at 38.8 per 1,000 live births against 37.7 per 1,000 live births in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Kenya and Rwanda?
- 1.1 per 1,000 live births, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Kenya ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 46th of 196 countries.
- 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.