Number of infants who die before age 1 in Rwanda
Rwanda: Number of infants who die before age 1 was 10,879 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
10,879 deaths
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
49th
of 236 countries
All-time high
65,309 deaths
in 1994
All-time low
10,879 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Rwanda, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infants who die before age 1 in Rwanda stood at 10,879 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infants who die before age 1 in Rwanda peaked at 65,309 deaths in 1994 and was at its lowest, 10,879 deaths, in 2023.
That places Rwanda 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 16,981 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 17,710 deaths | +4.3% |
| 1952 | 18,116 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1953 | 18,496 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 18,813 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 19,063 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 19,304 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 19,538 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 19,720 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 19,836 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 19,868 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 19,818 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 19,714 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 19,912 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 19,555 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 19,696 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 20,089 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 20,694 deaths | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 21,554 deaths | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 22,574 deaths | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 23,670 deaths | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 24,792 deaths | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 26,023 deaths | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 27,401 deaths | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 28,870 deaths | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 30,285 deaths | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 31,682 deaths | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 32,807 deaths | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 33,555 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 33,952 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 33,938 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 33,614 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 33,077 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 32,446 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 31,896 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 31,426 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 31,022 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 30,801 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 30,856 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 31,293 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 31,991 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 32,799 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 34,264 deaths | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 36,519 deaths | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 65,309 deaths | +78.8% |
| 1995 | 26,935 deaths | -58.8% |
| 1996 | 29,743 deaths | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 37,762 deaths | +27.0% |
| 1998 | 39,557 deaths | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 38,699 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 36,753 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 34,574 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 32,496 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 30,356 deaths | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 28,030 deaths | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 25,825 deaths | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 23,724 deaths | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 21,736 deaths | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 19,859 deaths | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 18,133 deaths | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 16,696 deaths | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 15,384 deaths | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 14,392 deaths | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 13,770 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 13,437 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 13,152 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 12,961 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 12,695 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 12,452 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 12,139 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 11,830 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 11,462 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 11,161 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 10,879 deaths | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18,758 deaths | 16,981 deaths | 19,836 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 20,347 deaths | 19,555 deaths | 22,574 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 29,304 deaths | 23,670 deaths | 33,952 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,037 deaths | 30,801 deaths | 33,938 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,358 deaths | 26,935 deaths | 65,309 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,149 deaths | 18,133 deaths | 36,753 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,708 deaths | 12,139 deaths | 16,696 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,333 deaths | 10,879 deaths | 11,830 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infants who die before age 1 in Rwanda?
- Number of infants who die before age 1 in Rwanda was 10,879 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 65,309 deaths in 1994.
- What is the lowest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,879 deaths in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Rwanda ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infants who die before age 1 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.