Burundi vs Rwanda: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre

Burundi
0.8607 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.6174 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
3rd
Rwanda rank
5th

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Burundi
  • Rwanda
123456196119922023

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.8607 deaths per square kilometre against 0.6174 deaths per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.2433 deaths per square kilometre.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.4 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Rwanda ahead.

Burundi ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 5th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 1.71 deaths per square kilometre 2.06 deaths per square kilometre 0.3496 deaths per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 1.66 deaths per square kilometre 2.03 deaths per square kilometre 0.3683 deaths per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 1.71 deaths per square kilometre 2.7 deaths per square kilometre 0.988 deaths per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 1.53 deaths per square kilometre 1.64 deaths per square kilometre 0.1122 deaths per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 1.21 deaths per square kilometre 0.7439 deaths per square kilometre 0.4624 deaths per square kilometre Burundi
2020s 0.9006 deaths per square kilometre 0.6355 deaths per square kilometre 0.2651 deaths per square kilometre Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, per square kilometre, Burundi or Rwanda?
Burundi, at 0.8607 deaths per square kilometre against 0.6174 deaths per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of child deaths, per square kilometre between Burundi and Rwanda?
0.2433 deaths per square kilometre, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
deaths per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 10,420 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.