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

Togo, at 14,864 deaths against 14,480 deaths in Rwanda as of 2023.

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

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.

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

Rwanda

14,480 deaths

in 2023

Togo

14,864 deaths

in 2023

Rwanda rank

48th

Togo rank

47th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Rwanda
Togo

How they compare

Togo currently reports 14,864 deaths against 14,480 deaths in Rwanda, a difference of 384 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 48th and Togo ranks 47th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 6 and Togo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Togo	Difference	Ahead
1950s	33,242 deaths	19,174 deaths	14,069 deaths	Rwanda
1960s	35,457 deaths	20,961 deaths	14,496 deaths	Rwanda
1970s	51,298 deaths	22,969 deaths	28,330 deaths	Rwanda
1980s	52,108 deaths	22,186 deaths	29,922 deaths	Rwanda
1990s	65,551 deaths	21,811 deaths	43,740 deaths	Rwanda
2000s	41,015 deaths	20,911 deaths	20,104 deaths	Rwanda
2010s	18,537 deaths	19,121 deaths	583.8 deaths	Togo
2020s	15,131 deaths	15,853 deaths	722 deaths	Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Rwanda or Togo?: Togo, at 14,864 deaths against 14,480 deaths in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Rwanda and Togo?: 384 deaths, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Togo?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Togo rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Rwanda ranks 48th and Togo ranks 47th 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.