Health in Rwanda

341 indicators covering health for Rwanda.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases 50.3% 2021 up 31.8% 130th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes 1.6% 2021 89th
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 99.0% 2024 down 1.0% 5th
Incidence of malaria 77.14 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 61.9% 34th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury 29.4 per 100,000 population 2019 down 13.8% 29th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 16.1 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 19.9% 29th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 43.2 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 11.5% 26th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height 1.1% 2020 down 62.1% 90th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age 7.7% 2020 down 34.2% 56th
Children (0-14) living with HIV 6,500 2024 down 70.5% 27th
Contraceptive prevalence, any method 64.1% 2020 up 24.2% 37th
Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 500 2024 down 47.4% 29th
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 58.4% 2020 up 29.5% 30th
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 93.0% 2021 up 27.4% 10th
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 0.2% 2020 down 77.8% 75th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 33.1% 2020 down 25.3% 19th
Malaria cases reported 807,017 2024 down 50.3% 28th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 5.6% 2020 down 18.8% 39th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female 1.4% 2020 down 41.7% 73rd
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male 0.9% 2020 down 73.5% 81st
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female 0.3% 2020 down 57.1% 70th
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 80th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 5.4% 2020 down 22.9% 31st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 5.8% 2020 down 15.9% 35th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female 6.3% 2020 down 39.4% 51st
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male 9.0% 2020 down 30.8% 51st
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 29.2% 2020 down 29.0% 19th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 37.0% 2020 down 22.1% 15th
Diarrhea treatment 28.0% 2020 down 3.8% 75th
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 97.7% 2020 down 0.3% 27th
Contraceptive prevalence, any method 38.6% 2020 up 35.0% 35th
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 35.1% 2020 up 39.3% 28th
Unmet need for contraception 13.6% 2020 down 34.6% 34th
Exclusive breastfeeding 80.9% 2020 down 4.7% 2nd
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits 47.2% 2020 up 33.3% 48th
Prevalence of syphilis 0.1% 2022 down 94.7% 73rd
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration a 19.3% 2020 down 7.2% 43rd
Women who were first married by age 15 0.3% 2020 down 62.5% 31st
Women who were first married by age 18 5.5% 2020 down 32.1% 31st
Teenage mothers (% of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are cu 5.2% 2020 down 14.8% 33rd
Female headed households 31.9% 2020 down 4.2% 9th