Rwanda vs Yemen: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Rwanda
37.74 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Yemen
38.14 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Rwanda rank
48th
Yemen rank
46th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Rwanda
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 38.14 per 1,000 live births against 37.74 per 1,000 live births in Rwanda, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 48th and Yemen ranks 46th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 117.71 per 1,000 live births | 73.68 per 1,000 live births | 44.03 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 50.03 per 1,000 live births | 49.61 per 1,000 live births | 0.425 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 39.67 per 1,000 live births | 40.95 per 1,000 live births | 1.28 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Rwanda or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 38.14 per 1,000 live births against 37.74 per 1,000 live births in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Rwanda and Yemen?
- 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Yemen rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Rwanda ranks 48th and Yemen ranks 46th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.