Neonatal mortality rate in Rwanda
Rwanda: Neonatal mortality rate was 17.35 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 17.35 for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Rwanda peaked at 43.07 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.35, in 2024.
That places Rwanda 49th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.07 | — |
| 2001 | 40.26 | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 37.43 | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 34.8 | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 32.37 | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 30.22 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 28.4 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 26.85 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 25.49 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 24.29 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 23.26 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 22.34 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 21.55 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 20.86 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 20.33 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 19.89 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 19.55 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 19.25 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 18.98 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 18.7 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 18.44 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 18.17 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 17.94 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 17.65 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 17.35 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.32 | 24.29 | 43.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.47 | 18.7 | 23.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.91 | 17.35 | 18.44 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 860.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,738 (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 neonatal mortality rate in Rwanda?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Rwanda was 17.35 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 43.07 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.35 in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Rwanda ranks 49th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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