What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Central African Republic and Rwanda?

424 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Rwanda?

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Rwanda: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Central African Republic

7,362 deaths

in 2024

Rwanda

6,938 deaths

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

46th

Rwanda rank

49th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Central African Republic
Rwanda

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 7,362 deaths against 6,938 deaths in Rwanda, a difference of 424 deaths.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Rwanda ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 49th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5,533 deaths	14,707 deaths	9,175 deaths	Rwanda
1980s	6,410 deaths	14,860 deaths	8,449 deaths	Rwanda
1990s	6,884 deaths	14,445 deaths	7,561 deaths	Rwanda
2000s	7,163 deaths	11,602 deaths	4,439 deaths	Rwanda
2010s	7,200 deaths	7,605 deaths	405.4 deaths	Rwanda
2020s	7,578 deaths	7,069 deaths	508.8 deaths	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Central African Republic or Rwanda?: Central African Republic, at 7,362 deaths against 6,938 deaths in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Central African Republic and Rwanda?: 424 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Rwanda?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Rwanda rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Central African Republic ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .