Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Rwanda
Rwanda: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 was 45 lowest in 2020. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Rwanda, 1992–2020
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2020, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Rwanda stood at 45 lowest. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Rwanda peaked at 139 lowest in 2000 and was at its lowest, 45 lowest, in 2020.
That places Rwanda 18th out of 33 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 79 lowest | — |
| 2000 | 139 lowest | +75.9% |
| 2005 | 114 lowest | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 99 lowest | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 70 lowest | -29.3% |
| 2015 | 50 lowest | -28.6% |
| 2020 | 45 lowest | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79 lowest | 79 lowest | 79 lowest | 1 |
| 2000s | 117.33 lowest | 99 lowest | 139 lowest | 3 |
| 2010s | 60 lowest | 50 lowest | 70 lowest | 2 |
| 2020s | 45 lowest | 45 lowest | 45 lowest | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 49 lowest compare
- 15 Gambia 49 lowest compare
- 17 Malawi 47 lowest compare
- 18 Tanzania, United Republic of 45 lowest compare
- 20 Zambia 44 lowest compare
- 21 Bangladesh 42 lowest compare
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.184 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Rwanda?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Rwanda was 45 lowest in 2020, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 139 lowest in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 lowest in 2020.
- How does Rwanda rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1?
- Rwanda ranks 18th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).