Nepal vs Rwanda: Number of child deaths
Nepal
14,257 deaths
in 2024
Rwanda
14,910 deaths
in 2024
Nepal rank
49th
Rwanda rank
47th
Number of child deaths over time
- Nepal
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 14,910 deaths against 14,257 deaths in Nepal, a difference of 653 deaths.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 49th and Rwanda ranks 47th of 199 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140,905 deaths | 34,192 deaths | 106,714 deaths | Nepal |
| 1970s | 132,262 deaths | 50,859 deaths | 81,403 deaths | Nepal |
| 1980s | 115,678 deaths | 50,106 deaths | 65,571 deaths | Nepal |
| 1990s | 83,483 deaths | 66,656 deaths | 16,827 deaths | Nepal |
| 2000s | 44,115 deaths | 40,455 deaths | 3,660 deaths | Nepal |
| 2010s | 23,973 deaths | 18,352 deaths | 5,621 deaths | Nepal |
| 2020s | 15,764 deaths | 15,525 deaths | 239.6 deaths | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Nepal or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 14,910 deaths against 14,257 deaths in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Nepal and Rwanda?
- 653 deaths, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Rwanda rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Nepal ranks 49th 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 .