Child mortality rate in Rwanda
Rwanda: Child mortality rate was 3.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Rwanda, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children.
Analysis
In 2023, child mortality rate in Rwanda stood at 3.7%. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Rwanda peaked at 36.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2023.
Rwanda ranks 54th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.6% | 22.8% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 21.6% | 21.1% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.4% | 22.2% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 15.4% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 16.0% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 7.1% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 4 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 117,118 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 123,314 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 124,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 130,109 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 132,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 137,831 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Rwanda?
- Child mortality rate in Rwanda was 3.7% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for child mortality rate?
- Rwanda ranks 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.