Africa Western and Central vs Rwanda: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Africa Western and Central
0.1707 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.6174 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
4th
Rwanda rank
5th

Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Rwanda
0246196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.6174 units per square kilometre against 0.1707 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.4467 units per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 3.6 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 4th and Rwanda ranks 5th of 47 groups.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 0.205 units per square kilometre 2.7 units per square kilometre 2.5 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 0.198 units per square kilometre 1.64 units per square kilometre 1.44 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 0.1834 units per square kilometre 0.7439 units per square kilometre 0.5605 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 0.1753 units per square kilometre 0.6355 units per square kilometre 0.4602 units per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Africa Western and Central or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.6174 units per square kilometre against 0.1707 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Africa Western and Central and Rwanda?
0.4467 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Rwanda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Rwanda rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Africa Western and Central ranks 4th and Rwanda ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 12,018 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of under-five deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.