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

Rwanda, at 10,879 deaths against 10,851 deaths in Togo as of 2023.

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

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.

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

Rwanda

10,879 deaths

in 2023

Togo

10,851 deaths

in 2023

Rwanda rank

49th

Togo rank

50th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Rwanda
Togo

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 10,879 deaths against 10,851 deaths in Togo, a difference of 28 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 49th and Togo ranks 50th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 7 and Togo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Togo	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18,758 deaths	9,949 deaths	8,809 deaths	Rwanda
1960s	20,347 deaths	11,317 deaths	9,030 deaths	Rwanda
1970s	29,304 deaths	13,179 deaths	16,124 deaths	Rwanda
1980s	32,037 deaths	13,422 deaths	18,614 deaths	Rwanda
1990s	37,358 deaths	13,716 deaths	23,642 deaths	Rwanda
2000s	27,149 deaths	14,043 deaths	13,106 deaths	Rwanda
2010s	13,708 deaths	13,410 deaths	297.7 deaths	Rwanda
2020s	11,333 deaths	11,404 deaths	70.75 deaths	Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Rwanda or Togo?: Rwanda, at 10,879 deaths against 10,851 deaths in Togo as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Rwanda and Togo?: 28 deaths, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Togo?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Togo rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Rwanda ranks 49th and Togo ranks 50th 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.