Kenya vs Rwanda: Neonatal mortality rate
Kenya
2.0%
in 2019
Rwanda
2.0%
in 2019
Kenya rank
47th
Rwanda rank
44th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Kenya
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Kenya ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 44th of 204 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.2% | 7.7% | 3.5% | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 3.6% | 6.9% | 3.3% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 6.4% | 3.2% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 5.0% | 2.1% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 4.0% | 1.3% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 3.0% | 0.5% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Kenya or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Kenya as of 2019.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Kenya and Rwanda?
- 0.0%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Kenya ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 44th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of death between 0 and 27 days