Kenya vs Rwanda: Number of under-five deaths, per capita

Kenya
0.001 units per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.001 units per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
45th
Rwanda rank
42nd

Number of under-five deaths, per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.001 units per person against 0.001 units per person in Kenya, a difference of 0 units per person.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 45th and Rwanda ranks 42nd of 196 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0086 units per person 0.0099 units per person 0.0013 units per person Rwanda
1970s 0.0064 units per person 0.0111 units per person 0.0047 units per person Rwanda
1980s 0.0045 units per person 0.0082 units per person 0.0037 units per person Rwanda
1990s 0.0042 units per person 0.0092 units per person 0.005 units per person Rwanda
2000s 0.0028 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0018 units per person Rwanda
2010s 0.0015 units per person 0.0016 units per person 0.0001 units per person Rwanda
2020s 0.0011 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0 units per person Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per capita, Kenya or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.001 units per person against 0.001 units per person in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per capita between Kenya and Rwanda?
0 units per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per capita?
Kenya ranks 45th and Rwanda ranks 42nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 11,457 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of under-five deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.