Child mortality complete gapminder in Rwanda
Rwanda: Child mortality complete gapminder was 3.77 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.77
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
46th
of 203 countries
All-time high
42
in 1800
All-time low
3.77
in 2024
Years of data
225
1800–2024
Child mortality complete gapminder in Rwanda, 1800–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality complete gapminder in Rwanda is 3.77, 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 complete gapminder in Rwanda peaked at 42 in 1800 and was at its lowest, 3.77, 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.
Child mortality complete gapminder in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 42 | — |
| 1801 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 42 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | 42 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | 41.99 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | 41.98 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | 41.97 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | 41.94 | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 41.91 | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 41.88 | -0.1% |
| 1902 | 41.83 | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 41.78 | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 41.73 | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 41.67 | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 41.6 | -0.2% |
| 1907 | 41.52 | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 41.44 | -0.2% |
| 1909 | 41.35 | -0.2% |
| 1910 | 41.26 | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 41.16 | -0.2% |
| 1912 | 41.07 | -0.2% |
| 1913 | 40.97 | -0.2% |
| 1914 | 40.87 | -0.2% |
| 1915 | 40.77 | -0.2% |
| 1916 | 40.67 | -0.2% |
| 1917 | 40.58 | -0.2% |
| 1918 | 40.48 | -0.2% |
| 1919 | 40.38 | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 40.28 | -0.2% |
| 1921 | 40.18 | -0.2% |
| 1922 | 40.08 | -0.2% |
| 1923 | 39.98 | -0.2% |
| 1924 | 39.88 | -0.2% |
| 1925 | 39.79 | -0.2% |
| 1926 | 39.69 | -0.2% |
| 1927 | 39.59 | -0.2% |
| 1928 | 39.49 | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 39.39 | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 39.29 | -0.3% |
| 1931 | 38.61 | -1.7% |
| 1932 | 37.94 | -1.7% |
| 1933 | 37.39 | -1.4% |
| 1934 | 36.73 | -1.7% |
| 1935 | 36.09 | -1.8% |
| 1936 | 35.45 | -1.8% |
| 1937 | 34.82 | -1.8% |
| 1938 | 34.31 | -1.5% |
| 1939 | 33.7 | -1.8% |
| 1940 | 33.09 | -1.8% |
| 1941 | 32.49 | -1.8% |
| 1942 | 31.91 | -1.8% |
| 1943 | 31.43 | -1.5% |
| 1944 | 30.86 | -1.8% |
| 1945 | 30.02 | -2.7% |
| 1946 | 29.2 | -2.7% |
| 1947 | 28.41 | -2.7% |
| 1948 | 27.63 | -2.7% |
| 1949 | 26.88 | -2.7% |
| 1950 | 26.15 | -2.7% |
| 1951 | 26.01 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 25.73 | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 25.45 | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 25.17 | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 24.89 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 24.55 | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 23.8 | -3.0% |
| 1958 | 23.08 | -3.0% |
| 1959 | 22.39 | -3.0% |
| 1960 | 21.77 | -2.8% |
| 1961 | 21.3 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 20.96 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 20.76 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 20.7 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 20.74 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 20.88 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 21.1 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 21.36 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 21.68 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 22.03 | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 22.4 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 22.78 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 23.3 | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 23.9 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 24.54 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 25.02 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 25.13 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 24.62 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 23.46 | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 21.9 | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 20.2 | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 18.66 | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 17.45 | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 16.66 | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 16.09 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 15.57 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 15.13 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 14.81 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 14.73 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 15.07 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 16.04 | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 17.56 | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 19.28 | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 38.9 | +101.7% |
| 1995 | 21.84 | -43.8% |
| 1996 | 22.23 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 22.14 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 21.39 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 20.06 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 18.42 | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 16.65 | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 14.91 | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 13.27 | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 11.75 | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 10.45 | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 9.34 | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 8.41 | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 7.6 | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 6.91 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 6.33 | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 5.81 | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 5.42 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 5.14 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 4.92 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 4.73 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 4.58 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 4.47 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.37 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.27 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 4.16 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 4.06 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 3.97 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 3.88 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 3.77 | -2.8% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 3.77 is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.16, 61% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 3.77 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.89, 77% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality complete gapminder in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +101.7% | 19.28 | 38.9 |
| 1995 | -43.8% | 38.9 | 21.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 42 | 42 | 42 | 10 |
| 1810s | 42 | 42 | 42 | 10 |
| 1820s | 42 | 42 | 42 | 10 |
| 1830s | 42 | 42 | 42 | 10 |
| 1840s | 42 | 42 | 42 | 10 |
| 1850s | 42 | 42 | 42 | 10 |
| 1860s | 42 | 42 | 42 | 10 |
| 1870s | 42 | 42 | 42 | 10 |
| 1880s | 42 | 42 | 42 | 10 |
| 1890s | 41.99 | 41.94 | 42 | 10 |
| 1900s | 41.67 | 41.35 | 41.91 | 10 |
| 1910s | 40.82 | 40.38 | 41.26 | 10 |
| 1920s | 39.84 | 39.39 | 40.28 | 10 |
| 1930s | 36.43 | 33.7 | 39.29 | 10 |
| 1940s | 30.19 | 26.88 | 33.09 | 10 |
| 1950s | 24.72 | 22.39 | 26.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 21.12 | 20.7 | 21.77 | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.72 | 22.03 | 25.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.12 | 14.73 | 21.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.45 | 15.07 | 38.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.77 | 6.91 | 18.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 4.27 | 6.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.97 | 3.77 | 4.16 | 5 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,738 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality complete gapminder in Rwanda?
- Child mortality complete gapminder in Rwanda was 3.77 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality complete gapminder recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 42 in 1800.
- What is the lowest child mortality complete gapminder recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.77 in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for child mortality complete gapminder?
- Rwanda ranks 46th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality complete gapminder 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality complete gapminder. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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