Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Rwanda
Rwanda: Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 was 3.68 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Rwanda, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Rwanda stood at 3.68. 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 including un projections through 2100 in Rwanda peaked at 36.39 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.68, in 2023.
That places Rwanda 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 26.16 | — |
| 1951 | 25.85 | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 25.55 | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 25.21 | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 24.85 | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 24.47 | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 24.08 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 23.65 | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 23.22 | -1.8% |
| 1959 | 22.75 | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 22.29 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 21.86 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 21.52 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 22.06 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 21.15 | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 21.11 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 21.2 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 21.33 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 21.6 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 21.9 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 22.22 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 22.57 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 22.99 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 23.41 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 23.83 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 24.15 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 24.26 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 24.07 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 23.53 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 22.6 | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 21.47 | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 20.21 | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 18.99 | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 17.92 | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 17.02 | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 16.3 | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 15.78 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 15.46 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 15.37 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 15.56 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 16.03 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 16.71 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 17.7 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 18.8 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 36.39 | +93.5% |
| 1995 | 21.2 | -41.7% |
| 1996 | 21.09 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 21.35 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 20.34 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 19.29 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 17.93 | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 16.4 | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 14.9 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 13.3 | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 11.89 | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 10.61 | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 9.51 | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 8.57 | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 7.74 | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 7.05 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 6.48 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 5.99 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 5.6 | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 5.26 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 4.98 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 4.75 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 4.58 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 4.42 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 4.31 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 4.18 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.07 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 3.93 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 3.81 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 3.68 | -3.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 3.68 is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.43, 57% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 3.68 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.99, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 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 | +93.5% | 18.8 | 36.39 |
| 1995 | -41.7% | 36.39 | 21.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.58 | 22.75 | 26.16 | 10 |
| 1960s | 21.6 | 21.11 | 22.29 | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.36 | 22.22 | 24.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.41 | 15.37 | 21.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.89 | 16.03 | 36.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.79 | 7.05 | 17.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.06 | 4.18 | 6.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 | 3.68 | 4.07 | 4 |
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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 rate including un projections through 2100 in Rwanda?
- Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Rwanda was 3.68 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 36.39 in 1994.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.68 in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for child mortality rate including un projections through 2100?
- Rwanda ranks 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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