Nepal vs Rwanda: Number of under-five deaths

Nepal
14,257
in 2024
Rwanda
14,910
in 2024
Nepal rank
49th
Rwanda rank
47th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Nepal
  • Rwanda
050.0k100.0k150.0k196019922024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 14,910 against 14,257 in Nepal, a difference of 653.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 49th and Rwanda ranks 47th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 140,905 34,192 106,714 Nepal
1970s 132,262 50,859 81,403 Nepal
1980s 115,678 50,106 65,571 Nepal
1990s 83,483 66,656 16,827 Nepal
2000s 44,115 40,455 3,660 Nepal
2010s 23,973 18,352 5,621 Nepal
2020s 15,764 15,525 239.6 Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Nepal or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 14,910 against 14,257 in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Nepal and Rwanda?
653, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Rwanda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Rwanda rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Nepal ranks 49th and Rwanda ranks 47th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. 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
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.