Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) was 26.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
26.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
47th
of 197 countries
All-time high
206 per 1,000 live births
in 1994
All-time low
26.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Rwanda, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant, female in Rwanda is 26.2 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Rwanda peaked at 206 per 1,000 live births in 1994 and was at its lowest, 26.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Rwanda 47th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 116.4 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 112.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 110.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 108.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 107.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 106.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 106.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 106.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 106.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 107.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 109 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 110.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 111.8 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 114.1 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 117.1 per 1,000 live births | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 120.2 per 1,000 live births | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 122.7 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 123.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 121.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 116.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 109.5 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 101.7 per 1,000 live births | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 94.5 per 1,000 live births | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 89.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 86 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 83.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 81.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 80 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 78.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 78.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 80.7 per 1,000 live births | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 86.4 per 1,000 live births | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 95.1 per 1,000 live births | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 104.8 per 1,000 live births | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 206 per 1,000 live births | +96.6% |
| 1995 | 119.4 per 1,000 live births | -42.0% |
| 1996 | 121.9 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 121.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 117.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 110.3 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 101.7 per 1,000 live births | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 92.2 per 1,000 live births | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 82.7 per 1,000 live births | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 73.9 per 1,000 live births | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 65.6 per 1,000 live births | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 58.8 per 1,000 live births | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 53.1 per 1,000 live births | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 48.5 per 1,000 live births | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 44.6 per 1,000 live births | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 41.4 per 1,000 live births | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 38.6 per 1,000 live births | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 35.5 per 1,000 live births | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 33.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 32.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 31.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 30.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 29.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 29.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 28.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 28.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 28 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 27.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 27.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 26.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 26.2 per 1,000 live births is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.4 per 1,000 live births, 68% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 26.2 per 1,000 live births is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.05 per 1,000 live births, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +96.6% | 104.8 per 1,000 live births | 206 per 1,000 live births |
| 1995 | -42.0% | 206 per 1,000 live births | 119.4 per 1,000 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108.85 per 1,000 live births | 106.2 per 1,000 live births | 116.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 116.72 per 1,000 live births | 109 per 1,000 live births | 123.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.39 per 1,000 live births | 78.5 per 1,000 live births | 109.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 116.34 per 1,000 live births | 80.7 per 1,000 live births | 206 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.25 per 1,000 live births | 41.4 per 1,000 live births | 101.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.87 per 1,000 live births | 28.5 per 1,000 live births | 38.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.22 per 1,000 live births | 26.2 per 1,000 live births | 28 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 44 Angola 28.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 45 Burundi 26.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 46 Mauritania 26.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 48 Turkmenistan 25.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 49 Tanzania 25.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 50 Dominican Republic 25.2 per 1,000 live births 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,738 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Rwanda?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Rwanda was 26.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 206 per 1,000 live births in 1994.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Rwanda ranks 47th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.