What is infant mortality rate by sex in Rwanda?

Infant mortality rate by sex in Rwanda was 2.62 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 infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Rwanda?

The highest recorded value was 20.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1994.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Rwanda?

The lowest recorded value was 2.62 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Rwanda rank for infant mortality rate by sex?

Rwanda ranks 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Rwanda?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate by sex in Rwanda

Name: Infant mortality rate by sex in Rwanda
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Rwanda: Infant mortality rate by sex was 2.62 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.62 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

47th

of 199 countries

All-time high

20.6 deaths per 100 live births

in 1994

All-time low

2.62 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1956–2024

Infant mortality rate by sex 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

Rwanda recorded 2.62 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate by sex in Rwanda peaked at 20.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.62 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Rwanda 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	12.78 deaths per 100 live births	12.06 deaths per 100 live births	13.5 deaths per 100 live births	4
1960s	10.88 deaths per 100 live births	10.62 deaths per 100 live births	11.64 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	11.67 deaths per 100 live births	10.9 deaths per 100 live births	12.36 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	8.84 deaths per 100 live births	7.85 deaths per 100 live births	10.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	11.63 deaths per 100 live births	8.07 deaths per 100 live births	20.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	6.62 deaths per 100 live births	4.14 deaths per 100 live births	10.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	3.19 deaths per 100 live births	2.85 deaths per 100 live births	3.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.72 deaths per 100 live births	2.62 deaths per 100 live births	2.8 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

44 Angola 2.83 deaths per 100 live births compare
45 Burundi 2.69 deaths per 100 live births compare
46 Mauritania 2.68 deaths per 100 live births compare
48 Turkmenistan 2.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
49 Tanzania 2.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
50 Dominican Republic 2.52 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate by sex in Rwanda?: Infant mortality rate by sex in Rwanda was 2.62 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 infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 20.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1994.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 2.62 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Rwanda rank for infant mortality rate by sex?: Rwanda ranks 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .