What is neonatal mortality rate in Rwanda?

Neonatal mortality rate in Rwanda was 1.74 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Rwanda?

The highest recorded value was 6.29 deaths per 100 live births in 1977.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Rwanda?

The lowest recorded value was 1.74 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Rwanda rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Rwanda ranks 53rd out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Rwanda

Name: Neonatal mortality rate 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: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.74 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.74 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

53rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

6.29 deaths per 100 live births

in 1977

All-time low

1.74 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Rwanda, 1960–2024

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

In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Rwanda stood at 1.74 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 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 in Rwanda peaked at 6.29 deaths per 100 live births in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.74 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Rwanda ranks 53rd of 199 countries on this measure, 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	6.06 deaths per 100 live births	6.01 deaths per 100 live births	6.18 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	6.15 deaths per 100 live births	6.02 deaths per 100 live births	6.29 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	4.82 deaths per 100 live births	4.09 deaths per 100 live births	5.83 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.68 deaths per 100 live births	4.1 deaths per 100 live births	5.13 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	3.23 deaths per 100 live births	2.43 deaths per 100 live births	4.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.05 deaths per 100 live births	1.87 deaths per 100 live births	2.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.79 deaths per 100 live births	1.74 deaths per 100 live births	1.84 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

50 Ghana 1.81 deaths per 100 live births compare
51 Bangladesh 1.79 deaths per 100 live births compare
52 Botswana 1.76 deaths per 100 live births compare
54 India 1.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
55 Congo 1.65 deaths per 100 live births compare
56 Gabon 1.63 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 neonatal mortality rate in Rwanda?: Neonatal mortality rate in Rwanda was 1.74 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 6.29 deaths per 100 live births in 1977.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 1.74 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Rwanda rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Rwanda ranks 53rd out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
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, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .