Number of infant deaths, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Number of infant deaths, per capita was 0.0008 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Rwanda, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, per capita in Rwanda is 0.0008 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.0101 units per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 units per person, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 44th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0063 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0061 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0058 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0056 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0054 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0053 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0052 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0053 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0054 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0055 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0056 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0058 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.006 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0062 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0064 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0065 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0065 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0063 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0059 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0055 units per person | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0052 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0048 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0046 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0044 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0042 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.004 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0039 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0039 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0042 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0045 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0101 units per person | +124.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0059 units per person | -42.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 units per person | -23.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0049 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0044 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0041 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0032 units per person | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 units per person | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.002 units per person | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 units per person | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.001 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.001 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.001 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.001 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0008 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0013 units per person, 60% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0008 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 units per person, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, per capita 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 | +124.5% | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0101 units per person |
| 1995 | -42.1% | 0.0101 units per person | 0.0059 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.006 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per capita in Rwanda?
- Number of infant deaths, per capita in Rwanda was 0.0008 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0101 units per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for number of infant deaths, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.