Mortality rate, under-5 in Rwanda
Rwanda: Mortality rate, under-5 was 37.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 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 37.7 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Rwanda peaked at 389 per 1,000 live births in 1994 and was at its lowest, 37.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 46th 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 | 211.25 per 1,000 live births | 207 per 1,000 live births | 217.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 237.18 per 1,000 live births | 220.3 per 1,000 live births | 251.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 171.2 per 1,000 live births | 147.3 per 1,000 live births | 219 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 214.51 per 1,000 live births | 150.7 per 1,000 live births | 389 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 117.71 per 1,000 live births | 69.1 per 1,000 live births | 184.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.04 per 1,000 live births | 42.7 per 1,000 live births | 63.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.68 per 1,000 live births | 37.7 per 1,000 live births | 41.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 184,211 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Rwanda?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Rwanda was 37.7 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, under-5 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 389 per 1,000 live births in 1994.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Rwanda ranks 46th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.