Child mortality rate vs. mean male height in Rwanda
Rwanda: Child mortality rate vs. mean male height was 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate vs. mean male height in Rwanda, 1956–2024
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
In 2024, child mortality rate vs. mean male height in Rwanda stood at 3.77 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate vs. mean male height 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.
Rwanda ranks 46th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.46 deaths per 100 live births | 22.39 deaths per 100 live births | 24.55 deaths per 100 live births | 4 |
| 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
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 vs. mean male height in Rwanda?
- Child mortality rate vs. mean male height 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 vs. mean male height recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1994.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate vs. mean male height 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 vs. mean male height?
- Rwanda ranks 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate vs. mean male height 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate vs. mean male height. 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 .