What is child mortality vs. health spending in Rwanda?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Rwanda was 3.77 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 child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Rwanda?

The highest recorded value was 38.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1994.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Rwanda?

The lowest recorded value was 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Rwanda rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Rwanda ranks 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Rwanda?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Rwanda

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Rwanda
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Rwanda: Child mortality vs. health spending was 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

3.77 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

46th

of 199 countries

All-time high

38.9 deaths per 100 live births

in 1994

All-time low

3.77 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1956–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Rwanda, 1956–2024

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

Rwanda recorded 3.77 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. health spending in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Rwanda peaked at 38.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.77 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Rwanda 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	23.46 deaths per 100 live births	22.39 deaths per 100 live births	24.55 deaths per 100 live births	4
1960s	21.12 deaths per 100 live births	20.7 deaths per 100 live births	21.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	23.72 deaths per 100 live births	22.03 deaths per 100 live births	25.13 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	17.12 deaths per 100 live births	14.73 deaths per 100 live births	21.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	21.45 deaths per 100 live births	15.07 deaths per 100 live births	38.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	11.77 deaths per 100 live births	6.91 deaths per 100 live births	18.42 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	5 deaths per 100 live births	4.27 deaths per 100 live births	6.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.97 deaths per 100 live births	3.77 deaths per 100 live births	4.16 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

43 Kenya 3.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
44 Yemen 3.81 deaths per 100 live births compare
45 Palestine 3.79 deaths per 100 live births compare
47 Tanzania 3.7 deaths per 100 live births compare
48 Myanmar 3.69 deaths per 100 live births compare
49 Mauritania 3.69 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Rwanda

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 180,149 (2025)
Population, male 48.8% (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 181,652 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 184,211 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 4.43 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 5.39 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 180,330 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 182,261 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 178,700 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 171,123 (2025)

All data for Rwanda →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Rwanda?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Rwanda was 3.77 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 child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 38.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1994.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Rwanda rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Rwanda ranks 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .