Neonatal mortality rate in Rwanda
Rwanda: Neonatal mortality rate was 17.35 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Rwanda, 1960β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 17.35 for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 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 62.89 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 17.35, in 2024.
That places Rwanda 53rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.58 | 60.08 | 61.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.49 | 60.16 | 62.89 | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.24 | 40.93 | 58.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.78 | 40.99 | 51.29 | 10 |
| 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Rwanda?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Rwanda was 17.35 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 62.89 in 1977.
- 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 53rd out of 195 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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