Mortality rate, infant in Rwanda
Rwanda: Mortality rate, infant was 29.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, infant in Rwanda, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 29.4 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Rwanda peaked at 212.9 per 1,000 live births in 1994 and was at its lowest, 29.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 48th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115.81 per 1,000 live births | 113.2 per 1,000 live births | 123.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 124.44 per 1,000 live births | 116.4 per 1,000 live births | 131.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.07 per 1,000 live births | 84.8 per 1,000 live births | 117.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 123.09 per 1,000 live births | 86.9 per 1,000 live births | 212.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.59 per 1,000 live births | 45.7 per 1,000 live births | 108.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.36 per 1,000 live births | 31.7 per 1,000 live births | 42.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.44 per 1,000 live births | 29.4 per 1,000 live births | 31.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 45 Burundi 30.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 46 Turkmenistan 30.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 47 Mauritania 30.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 49 Senegal 28.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 50 Tanzania 28.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 51 Dominican Republic 27.7 per 1,000 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Rwanda?
- Mortality rate, infant in Rwanda was 29.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 212.9 per 1,000 live births in 1994.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Rwanda ranks 48th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.