Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Rwanda
Rwanda: Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection was 65.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
65.2%
World rank
15th
of 37 countries
All-time high
65.2%
in 2020
All-time low
16.0%
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2020
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Rwanda, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Rwanda is 65.2%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Rwanda peaked at 65.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.0% | — |
| 2005 | 28.0% | +75.0% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | +79.3% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | +21.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 65.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 59.5%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 65.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.5%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.0% | 16.0% | 28.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 50.2% | 53.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 65.2% | 65.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 12 Philippines 70.1% compare
- 13 Guinea 69.4% compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 66.2% compare
- 16 Egypt 64.5% compare
- 17 Gambia 63.8% compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 62.8% compare
More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Rwanda?
- Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Rwanda was 65.2% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection?
- Rwanda ranks 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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