Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Rwanda
Rwanda: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 851 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Rwanda is 851, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Rwanda peaked at 45,579 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 851, in 2024.
That places Rwanda 58th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,771 | 9,939 | 45,579 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,406 | 3,298 | 8,341 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,406 | 1,794 | 3,004 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,157 | 851 | 1,555 | 5 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 68,326 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 146.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 152.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 5.84 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Rwanda?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Rwanda was 851 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 45,579 in 1994.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 851 in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Rwanda ranks 58th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years