Nepal vs Rwanda: Number of infant deaths
Nepal
12,587 deaths
in 2024
Rwanda
11,626 deaths
in 2024
Nepal rank
46th
Rwanda rank
49th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Nepal
- Rwanda
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 12,587 deaths against 11,626 deaths in Rwanda, a difference of 961 deaths.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 49th of 199 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 | 93,502 deaths | 19,797 deaths | 73,705 deaths | Nepal |
| 1960s | 95,180 deaths | 18,860 deaths | 76,320 deaths | Nepal |
| 1970s | 91,320 deaths | 27,584 deaths | 63,736 deaths | Nepal |
| 1980s | 83,170 deaths | 28,593 deaths | 54,576 deaths | Nepal |
| 1990s | 63,457 deaths | 37,238 deaths | 26,219 deaths | Nepal |
| 2000s | 35,278 deaths | 25,203 deaths | 10,075 deaths | Nepal |
| 2010s | 20,413 deaths | 13,018 deaths | 7,395 deaths | Nepal |
| 2020s | 13,856 deaths | 11,926 deaths | 1,930 deaths | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Nepal or Rwanda?
- Nepal, at 12,587 deaths against 11,626 deaths in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Nepal and Rwanda?
- 961 deaths, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Rwanda?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Rwanda rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Nepal ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 49th 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 infant 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 1 .