What is number of under-five deaths in Rwanda?

Number of under-five deaths in Rwanda was 14,910 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Rwanda?

The highest recorded value was 137,492 in 1994.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Rwanda?

The lowest recorded value was 14,910 in 2024.

How does Rwanda rank for number of under-five deaths?

Rwanda ranks 47th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Rwanda?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Rwanda

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Rwanda
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Rwanda: Number of under-five deaths was 14,910 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

14,910

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

47th

of 195 countries

All-time high

137,492

in 1994

All-time low

14,910

in 2024

Years of data

1961–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Rwanda, 1961–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in Rwanda is 14,910, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Rwanda peaked at 137,492 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 14,910, in 2024.

That places Rwanda 47th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	34,192	32,899	37,695	9
1970s	50,859	39,575	59,798	10
1980s	50,106	46,889	57,048	10
1990s	66,656	48,422	137,492	10
2000s	40,455	25,158	58,710	10
2010s	18,352	16,483	22,924	10
2020s	15,525	14,910	16,158	5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

44 Algeria 19,422 compare
45 Senegal 19,308 compare
46 Togo 16,109 compare
48 Liberia 14,534 compare
49 Nepal 14,257 compare
50 Haiti 13,583 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Rwanda?: Number of under-five deaths in Rwanda was 14,910 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 137,492 in 1994.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 14,910 in 2024.
How does Rwanda rank for number of under-five deaths?: Rwanda ranks 47th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.