Nepal vs Rwanda: Number of infant deaths
Nepal
13,432.0%
in 2023
Rwanda
11,971.0%
in 2023
Nepal rank
46th
Rwanda rank
48th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Nepal
- Rwanda
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 13,432.0% against 11,971.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 1,461.0%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 48th 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 | 92,771.3% | 19,858.0% | 72,913.3% | Nepal |
| 1960s | 94,242.7% | 18,942.9% | 75,299.8% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 90,580.0% | 27,431.5% | 63,148.5% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 82,630.1% | 28,367.3% | 54,262.8% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 63,186.9% | 37,049.6% | 26,137.3% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 35,274.5% | 25,131.2% | 10,143.3% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 20,522.7% | 12,966.8% | 7,555.9% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 14,295.8% | 12,116.2% | 2,179.5% | 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 13,432.0% against 11,971.0% in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Nepal and Rwanda?
- 1,461.0%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Rwanda?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Rwanda rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Nepal ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 48th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.