Child mortality rate in Rwanda
Rwanda: Child mortality rate was 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Rwanda, 1970–2024
Source: United Nations 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 rate in Rwanda is 3.77 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Rwanda peaked at 38.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.77 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Rwanda 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1994.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for child mortality rate?
- Rwanda ranks 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .