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

Rwanda, at 10,879 deaths against 9,827 deaths in Türkiye as of 2023.

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

1,052 deaths, with Rwanda ahead.

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

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 Türkiye: Number of infants who die before age 1

Rwanda

10,879 deaths

in 2023

Türkiye

9,827 deaths

in 2023

Rwanda rank

49th

Türkiye rank

52nd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Rwanda
Türkiye

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 10,879 deaths against 9,827 deaths in Türkiye, a difference of 1,052 deaths.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Türkiye ahead.

Rwanda ranks 49th and Türkiye ranks 52nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18,758 deaths	205,438 deaths	186,680 deaths	Türkiye
1960s	20,347 deaths	209,791 deaths	189,443 deaths	Türkiye
1970s	29,304 deaths	174,768 deaths	145,465 deaths	Türkiye
1980s	32,037 deaths	118,310 deaths	86,274 deaths	Türkiye
1990s	37,358 deaths	65,955 deaths	28,597 deaths	Türkiye
2000s	27,149 deaths	30,434 deaths	3,285 deaths	Türkiye
2010s	13,708 deaths	15,835 deaths	2,127 deaths	Türkiye
2020s	11,333 deaths	9,832 deaths	1,502 deaths	Rwanda

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 Türkiye?: Rwanda, at 10,879 deaths against 9,827 deaths in Türkiye as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Rwanda and Türkiye?: 1,052 deaths, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Türkiye?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Türkiye rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Rwanda ranks 49th and Türkiye ranks 52nd 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.