Burundi vs Rwanda: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre
Burundi
0.5585 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.4786 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
3rd
Rwanda rank
5th
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.5585 deaths per square kilometre against 0.4786 deaths per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0799 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Rwanda ahead.
Burundi ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7035 deaths per square kilometre | 0.7853 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0819 deaths per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.8418 deaths per square kilometre | 1.12 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2763 deaths per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.8963 deaths per square kilometre | 1.16 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2627 deaths per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.949 deaths per square kilometre | 1.51 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5605 deaths per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.9431 deaths per square kilometre | 1.02 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0785 deaths per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.7624 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5277 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2347 deaths per square kilometre | Burundi |
| 2020s | 0.5803 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4865 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0938 deaths per square kilometre | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, per square kilometre, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Burundi, at 0.5585 deaths per square kilometre against 0.4786 deaths per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per square kilometre between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 0.0799 deaths per square kilometre, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for number of infant 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 infant deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of infant 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.