Rwanda vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre
Rwanda
0.4786 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0829 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Rwanda
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.4786 units per square kilometre against 0.0829 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3957 units per square kilometre.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 5.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 195 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.51 units per square kilometre | 0.1168 units per square kilometre | 1.39 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 0.1074 units per square kilometre | 0.9142 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.5277 units per square kilometre | 0.0869 units per square kilometre | 0.4408 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.4865 units per square kilometre | 0.0837 units per square kilometre | 0.4028 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, per square kilometre, Rwanda or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Rwanda, at 0.4786 units per square kilometre against 0.0829 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per square kilometre between Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.3957 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th 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.