Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Rwanda
Rwanda: Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 30 highest in 2020. ▼ Falling
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Rwanda, 1992–2020
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 30 highest for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Rwanda peaked at 154 highest in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30 highest, in 2020.
That places Rwanda 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 136 highest | — |
| 2000 | 154 highest | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 122 highest | -20.8% |
| 2008 | 84 highest | -31.1% |
| 2010 | 75 highest | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 40 highest | -46.7% |
| 2020 | 30 highest | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 136 highest | 136 highest | 136 highest | 1 |
| 2000s | 120 highest | 84 highest | 154 highest | 3 |
| 2010s | 57.5 highest | 40 highest | 75 highest | 2 |
| 2020s | 30 highest | 30 highest | 30 highest | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 19 Guinea 44 highest compare
- 20 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 43 highest compare
- 22 Bangladesh 28 highest compare
- 23 Senegal 27 highest compare
- 24 Indonesia 24 highest compare
- 24 Mauritania 24 highest compare
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)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2856 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5896 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Rwanda?
- Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Rwanda was 30 highest in 2020, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 154 highest in 2000.
- What is the lowest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 highest in 2020.
- How does Rwanda rank for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
- Rwanda ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
- Is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-5 mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age five years per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).