What is child mortality in Rwanda?

Child mortality in Rwanda was 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Rwanda?

The highest recorded value was 42 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Rwanda?

The lowest recorded value was 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Rwanda rank for child mortality?

Rwanda ranks 46th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Rwanda?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Rwanda data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Rwanda

Name: Child mortality in Rwanda
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Rwanda: Child mortality was 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

3.77 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

46th

of 203 countries

All-time high

42 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

3.77 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Rwanda, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality in Rwanda is 3.77 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Rwanda peaked at 42 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 3.77 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Rwanda 46th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	41.99 deaths per 100 live births	41.94 deaths per 100 live births	42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	41.67 deaths per 100 live births	41.35 deaths per 100 live births	41.91 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	40.82 deaths per 100 live births	40.38 deaths per 100 live births	41.26 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	39.84 deaths per 100 live births	39.39 deaths per 100 live births	40.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	36.43 deaths per 100 live births	33.7 deaths per 100 live births	39.29 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	30.19 deaths per 100 live births	26.88 deaths per 100 live births	33.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	24.72 deaths per 100 live births	22.39 deaths per 100 live births	26.15 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	21.12 deaths per 100 live births	20.7 deaths per 100 live births	21.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	23.72 deaths per 100 live births	22.03 deaths per 100 live births	25.13 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	17.12 deaths per 100 live births	14.73 deaths per 100 live births	21.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	21.45 deaths per 100 live births	15.07 deaths per 100 live births	38.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	11.77 deaths per 100 live births	6.91 deaths per 100 live births	18.42 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	5 deaths per 100 live births	4.27 deaths per 100 live births	6.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.97 deaths per 100 live births	3.77 deaths per 100 live births	4.16 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

43 Kenya 3.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
44 Yemen 3.81 deaths per 100 live births compare
45 Palestine 3.79 deaths per 100 live births compare
47 Tanzania 3.7 deaths per 100 live births compare
48 Myanmar 3.69 deaths per 100 live births compare
49 Mauritania 3.69 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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)

All data for Rwanda →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Rwanda?: Child mortality in Rwanda was 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 42 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Rwanda rank for child mortality?: Rwanda ranks 46th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.