Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Nepal or Rwanda?

Nepal, at 15,081 deaths against 14,480 deaths in Rwanda as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Rwanda?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nepal vs Rwanda: Number of children who die before age 5

Nepal

15,081 deaths

in 2023

Rwanda

14,480 deaths

in 2023

Nepal rank

46th

Rwanda rank

48th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Nepal
Rwanda

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 15,081 deaths against 14,480 deaths in Rwanda, a difference of 601 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 48th of 236 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	138,806 deaths	33,242 deaths	105,563 deaths	Nepal
1960s	143,838 deaths	35,457 deaths	108,381 deaths	Nepal
1970s	134,787 deaths	51,298 deaths	83,489 deaths	Nepal
1980s	117,482 deaths	52,108 deaths	65,374 deaths	Nepal
1990s	84,795 deaths	65,551 deaths	19,245 deaths	Nepal
2000s	44,603 deaths	41,015 deaths	3,588 deaths	Nepal
2010s	24,336 deaths	18,537 deaths	5,799 deaths	Nepal
2020s	16,379 deaths	15,131 deaths	1,248 deaths	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Nepal or Rwanda?: Nepal, at 15,081 deaths against 14,480 deaths in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Nepal and Rwanda?: 601 deaths, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Rwanda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Rwanda rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Nepal ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 48th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.