Morocco vs Rwanda: Number of neonatal deaths
Morocco
6,024 deaths
in 2024
Rwanda
6,938 deaths
in 2024
Morocco rank
52nd
Rwanda rank
49th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Morocco
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 6,938 deaths against 6,024 deaths in Morocco, a difference of 914 deaths.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 52nd and Rwanda ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40,065 deaths | 10,163 deaths | 29,902 deaths | Morocco |
| 1970s | 38,168 deaths | 14,114 deaths | 24,054 deaths | Morocco |
| 1980s | 33,017 deaths | 14,860 deaths | 18,157 deaths | Morocco |
| 1990s | 22,939 deaths | 14,445 deaths | 8,494 deaths | Morocco |
| 2000s | 16,233 deaths | 11,602 deaths | 4,631 deaths | Morocco |
| 2010s | 10,205 deaths | 7,605 deaths | 2,600 deaths | Morocco |
| 2020s | 6,643 deaths | 7,069 deaths | 425.6 deaths | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Morocco or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 6,938 deaths against 6,024 deaths in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Morocco and Rwanda?
- 914 deaths, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Rwanda rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Morocco ranks 52nd and Rwanda ranks 49th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .