Rwanda vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Rwanda
0.6174 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.1244 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th

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

  • Rwanda
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0246196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.6174 units per square kilometre against 0.1244 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.493 units per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 5.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Rwanda ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 2.7 units per square kilometre 0.1981 units per square kilometre 2.5 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 1.64 units per square kilometre 0.1746 units per square kilometre 1.47 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 0.7439 units per square kilometre 0.1349 units per square kilometre 0.609 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 0.6355 units per square kilometre 0.1269 units per square kilometre 0.5086 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, Rwanda or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Rwanda, at 0.6174 units per square kilometre against 0.1244 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.493 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Rwanda ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 195 countries.
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.