Algeria vs Rwanda: Number of child deaths
Algeria
19,422 deaths
in 2024
Rwanda
14,910 deaths
in 2024
Algeria rank
44th
Rwanda rank
47th
Number of child deaths over time
- Algeria
- Rwanda
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 19,422 deaths against 14,910 deaths in Rwanda, a difference of 4,512 deaths.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 44th and Rwanda ranks 47th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139,734 deaths | 34,192 deaths | 105,542 deaths | Algeria |
| 1970s | 139,637 deaths | 50,859 deaths | 88,779 deaths | Algeria |
| 1980s | 73,065 deaths | 50,106 deaths | 22,958 deaths | Algeria |
| 1990s | 34,298 deaths | 66,656 deaths | 32,358 deaths | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 23,436 deaths | 40,455 deaths | 17,019 deaths | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 24,618 deaths | 18,352 deaths | 6,265 deaths | Algeria |
| 2020s | 21,154 deaths | 15,525 deaths | 5,629 deaths | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Algeria or Rwanda?
- Algeria, at 19,422 deaths against 14,910 deaths in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Algeria and Rwanda?
- 4,512 deaths, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Rwanda rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Algeria ranks 44th and Rwanda ranks 47th 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .