Rwanda vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Mortality rate, infant

Rwanda
30.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
29.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Rwanda rank
47th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
49th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Rwanda
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
50100150200197019962023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 30.5 per 1,000 live births against 29.9 per 1,000 live births in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 47th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 49th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 123.78 per 1,000 live births 109.23 per 1,000 live births 14.55 per 1,000 live births Rwanda
1980s 94.29 per 1,000 live births 106.66 per 1,000 live births 12.37 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 122.45 per 1,000 live births 99.99 per 1,000 live births 22.46 per 1,000 live births Rwanda
2000s 71.38 per 1,000 live births 65.88 per 1,000 live births 5.5 per 1,000 live births Rwanda
2010s 35.21 per 1,000 live births 41.51 per 1,000 live births 6.3 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 30.98 per 1,000 live births 31.75 per 1,000 live births 0.775 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Rwanda or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Rwanda, at 30.5 per 1,000 live births against 29.9 per 1,000 live births in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Rwanda ranks 47th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 49th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Rwanda vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Mortality rate, infant. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/mortality-rate-infant-per-1-000-live-births-3/rwanda/tanzania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/mortality-rate-infant-per-1-000-live-births-3/rwanda/tanzania/">Rwanda vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Mortality rate, infant</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
195 places, 10,178 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release