Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Rwanda
Rwanda: Fertility rate vs. child mortality was 3.7 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Rwanda, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 3.7 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. child mortality in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Rwanda peaked at 8.29 live births per woman in 1959 and was at its lowest, 3.7 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Rwanda 39th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.22 live births per woman | 8.15 live births per woman | 8.29 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.24 live births per woman | 8.18 live births per woman | 8.28 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.12 live births per woman | 8.09 live births per woman | 8.16 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.73 live births per woman | 7.03 live births per woman | 8.12 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4 live births per woman | 6.06 live births per woman | 6.8 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.47 live births per woman | 4.71 live births per woman | 5.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.16 live births per woman | 3.98 live births per woman | 4.52 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.81 live births per woman | 3.7 live births per woman | 3.91 live births per woman | 4 |
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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 fertility rate vs. child mortality in Rwanda?
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Rwanda was 3.7 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 8.29 live births per woman in 1959.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- Rwanda ranks 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. child mortality rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.