Rwanda vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre

Rwanda
0.2118 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0365 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th

Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.511.5196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.2118 units per square kilometre against 0.0365 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1753 units per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 5.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Rwanda ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th 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 Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7056 units per square kilometre 0.0528 units per square kilometre 0.6528 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 0.4669 units per square kilometre 0.0479 units per square kilometre 0.419 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 0.235 units per square kilometre 0.0383 units per square kilometre 0.1967 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 0.2155 units per square kilometre 0.0369 units per square kilometre 0.1785 units per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre, Rwanda or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Rwanda, at 0.2118 units per square kilometre against 0.0365 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre between Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.1753 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
Rwanda ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre. 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 Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-infant-deaths-female-per-square-kilometre/rwanda/sub-saharan-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-infant-deaths-female-per-square-kilometre/rwanda/sub-saharan-africa/">Rwanda vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 12,098 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of infant deaths, female 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.