Infant Mortality Rate: Rwanda
Rwanda's infant mortality rate is currently 29.4 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Rwanda Infant Mortality Rate Rwanda's infant mortality rate stands at 29.
Current (2024)
29.4 per 1,000 births
-2.3% y/y
Peak (1994)
212.9 per 1,000 births
Low (2024)
29.4 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Rwanda
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Rwanda
Analysis# Rwanda Infant Mortality Rate
Rwanda's infant mortality rate stands at 29.4 per 1,000 births in 2024, representing a remarkable 76.1% decline since 1960. The country has reached its lowest rate on record, a dramatic reversal from the all-time peak of 212.9 deaths per 1,000 births in 1994, when the genocide devastated the nation's health infrastructure and population.
The consistent downward trend since 2015 demonstrates sustained progress in child health outcomes. Over the past nine years, Rwanda reduced its rate from 33.9 to 29.4 per 1,000 births—a steady annual improvement of approximately 0.5 points. This trajectory suggests Rwanda continues strengthening maternal care, vaccination programs, and access to healthcare across rural and urban areas.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29.4 per 1,000 births | -2.33% |
| 2023 | 30.1 per 1,000 births | -1.31% |
| 2022 | 30.5 per 1,000 births | -1.29% |
| 2021 | 30.9 per 1,000 births | -1.28% |
| 2020 | 31.3 per 1,000 births | -1.26% |
| 2019 | 31.7 per 1,000 births | -1.55% |
| 2018 | 32.2 per 1,000 births | -1.53% |
| 2017 | 32.7 per 1,000 births | -1.51% |
| 2016 | 33.2 per 1,000 births | -2.06% |
| 2015 | 33.9 per 1,000 births | -2.31% |
| 2014 | 34.7 per 1,000 births | -3.34% |
| 2013 | 35.9 per 1,000 births | -4.01% |
| 2012 | 37.4 per 1,000 births | -4.83% |
| 2011 | 39.3 per 1,000 births | -7.75% |
| 2010 | 42.6 per 1,000 births | -6.78% |
| 2009 | 45.7 per 1,000 births | -6.92% |
| 2008 | 49.1 per 1,000 births | -7.71% |
| 2007 | 53.2 per 1,000 births | -8.43% |
| 2006 | 58.1 per 1,000 births | -9.22% |
| 2005 | 64 per 1,000 births | -9.99% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 71.1 per 1,000 births | -10.57% |
| 2003 | 79.5 per 1,000 births | -10.37% |
| 2002 | 88.7 per 1,000 births | -9.86% |
| 2001 | 98.4 per 1,000 births | -8.97% |
| 2000 | 108.1 per 1,000 births | -7.69% |
| 1999 | 117.1 per 1,000 births | -5.87% |
| 1998 | 124.4 per 1,000 births | -3.19% |
| 1997 | 128.5 per 1,000 births | -0.39% |
| 1996 | 129 per 1,000 births | +1.98% |
| 1995 | 126.5 per 1,000 births | -40.58% |
| 1994 | 212.9 per 1,000 births | +90.94% |
| 1993 | 111.5 per 1,000 births | +9.85% |
| 1992 | 101.5 per 1,000 births | +9.61% |
| 1991 | 92.6 per 1,000 births | +6.56% |
| 1990 | 86.9 per 1,000 births | +2.48% |
| 1989 | 84.8 per 1,000 births | -0.12% |
| 1988 | 84.9 per 1,000 births | -1.51% |
| 1987 | 86.2 per 1,000 births | -2.16% |
| 1986 | 88.1 per 1,000 births | -2.44% |
| 1985 | 90.3 per 1,000 births | -2.48% |
| 1984 | 92.6 per 1,000 births | -3.54% |
| 1983 | 96 per 1,000 births | -5.60% |
| 1982 | 101.7 per 1,000 births | -6.70% |
| 1981 | 109 per 1,000 births | -6.92% |
| 1980 | 117.1 per 1,000 births | -5.87% |
| 1979 | 124.4 per 1,000 births | -4.09% |
| 1978 | 129.7 per 1,000 births | -1.52% |
| 1977 | 131.7 per 1,000 births | +0.77% |
| 1976 | 130.7 per 1,000 births | +2.11% |
| 1975 | 128 per 1,000 births | +2.65% |
| 1974 | 124.7 per 1,000 births | +2.47% |
| 1973 | 121.7 per 1,000 births | +2.01% |
| 1972 | 119.3 per 1,000 births | +1.27% |
| 1971 | 117.8 per 1,000 births | +1.20% |
| 1970 | 116.4 per 1,000 births | +1.04% |
| 1969 | 115.2 per 1,000 births | +0.88% |
| 1968 | 114.2 per 1,000 births | +0.62% |
| 1967 | 113.5 per 1,000 births | +0.27% |
| 1966 | 113.2 per 1,000 births | -0.09% |
| 1965 | 113.3 per 1,000 births | -0.44% |
| 1964 | 113.8 per 1,000 births | -1.04% |
| 1963 | 115 per 1,000 births | -1.71% |
| 1962 | 117 per 1,000 births | -2.26% |
| 1961 | 119.7 per 1,000 births | -2.84% |
| 1960 | 123.2 per 1,000 births | — |
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