Kenya vs Rwanda: Stillbirth rate
Kenya
1.63 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Rwanda
1.62 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Kenya rank
41st
Rwanda rank
43rd
Stillbirth rate over time
- Kenya
- Rwanda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.63 deaths per 100 births against 1.62 deaths per 100 births in Rwanda, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.
Kenya ranks 41st and Rwanda ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.97 deaths per 100 births | 2.27 deaths per 100 births | 0.2981 deaths per 100 births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 1.92 deaths per 100 births | 1.8 deaths per 100 births | 0.1279 deaths per 100 births | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.76 deaths per 100 births | 1.64 deaths per 100 births | 0.1249 deaths per 100 births | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Kenya or Rwanda?
- Kenya, at 1.63 deaths per 100 births against 1.62 deaths per 100 births in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Kenya and Rwanda?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 births, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Kenya ranks 41st and Rwanda ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Stillbirth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.