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)
0123196119922023

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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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 12,234 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.