Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Nepal or Rwanda?

Nepal, at 12,592 deaths against 10,879 deaths in Rwanda as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Nepal and Rwanda?

1,713 deaths, with Nepal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Rwanda?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nepal vs Rwanda: Number of infants who die before age 1

Nepal

12,592 deaths

in 2023

Rwanda

10,879 deaths

in 2023

Nepal rank

46th

Rwanda rank

49th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Nepal
Rwanda

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 12,592 deaths against 10,879 deaths in Rwanda, a difference of 1,713 deaths.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 49th of 236 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	93,702 deaths	18,758 deaths	74,944 deaths	Nepal
1960s	97,135 deaths	20,347 deaths	76,787 deaths	Nepal
1970s	90,931 deaths	29,304 deaths	61,628 deaths	Nepal
1980s	80,820 deaths	32,037 deaths	48,783 deaths	Nepal
1990s	60,783 deaths	37,358 deaths	23,426 deaths	Nepal
2000s	33,746 deaths	27,149 deaths	6,598 deaths	Nepal
2010s	19,602 deaths	13,708 deaths	5,894 deaths	Nepal
2020s	13,667 deaths	11,333 deaths	2,334 deaths	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Nepal or Rwanda?: Nepal, at 12,592 deaths against 10,879 deaths in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Nepal and Rwanda?: 1,713 deaths, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Rwanda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Rwanda rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Nepal ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.