Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Rwanda
Rwanda: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 17.35 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 17.35 for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Rwanda peaked at 51.29 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 17.35, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 53rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.99 | — |
| 1991 | 42.18 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 44.23 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 46.47 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 51.29 | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 49.54 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 49.94 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 49.41 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 47.97 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 45.74 | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 43.07 | -5.8% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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- 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 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0239 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0163 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Rwanda?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Rwanda was 17.35 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 51.29 in 1994.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.35 in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Rwanda ranks 53rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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