Rwanda - Child and infant mortality
Number of infant deaths
The value for Number of infant deaths in Rwanda was 11,929 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 54,379 in 1994 and a minimum value of 11,929 in 2020.
Definition: Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 19,165 |
| 1961 | 19,018 |
| 1962 | 18,975 |
| 1963 | 19,014 |
| 1964 | 19,191 |
| 1965 | 19,499 |
| 1966 | 19,960 |
| 1967 | 20,611 |
| 1968 | 21,446 |
| 1969 | 22,437 |
| 1970 | 23,569 |
| 1971 | 24,800 |
| 1972 | 26,252 |
| 1973 | 28,006 |
| 1974 | 29,994 |
| 1975 | 32,049 |
| 1976 | 33,954 |
| 1977 | 35,324 |
| 1978 | 35,908 |
| 1979 | 35,594 |
| 1980 | 34,608 |
| 1981 | 33,341 |
| 1982 | 32,156 |
| 1983 | 31,398 |
| 1984 | 31,020 |
| 1985 | 30,752 |
| 1986 | 30,401 |
| 1987 | 29,916 |
| 1988 | 29,329 |
| 1989 | 28,934 |
| 1990 | 29,076 |
| 1991 | 29,940 |
| 1992 | 31,406 |
| 1993 | 33,211 |
| 1994 | 54,379 |
| 1995 | 35,837 |
| 1996 | 36,599 |
| 1997 | 36,078 |
| 1998 | 35,028 |
| 1999 | 33,639 |
| 2000 | 31,876 |
| 2001 | 29,775 |
| 2002 | 27,545 |
| 2003 | 25,386 |
| 2004 | 23,193 |
| 2005 | 21,280 |
| 2006 | 19,560 |
| 2007 | 18,141 |
| 2008 | 16,919 |
| 2009 | 15,991 |
| 2010 | 15,078 |
| 2011 | 14,070 |
| 2012 | 13,586 |
| 2013 | 13,163 |
| 2014 | 12,877 |
| 2015 | 12,691 |
| 2016 | 12,597 |
| 2017 | 12,495 |
| 2018 | 12,367 |
| 2019 | 12,148 |
| 2020 | 11,929 |
Number of under-five deaths
The value for Number of under-five deaths in Rwanda was 15,844 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 107,885 in 1994 and a minimum value of 15,844 in 2020.
Definition: Number of children dying before reaching age five.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 31,788 |
| 1962 | 31,758 |
| 1963 | 31,846 |
| 1964 | 32,148 |
| 1965 | 32,644 |
| 1966 | 33,367 |
| 1967 | 34,390 |
| 1968 | 35,710 |
| 1969 | 37,283 |
| 1970 | 39,079 |
| 1971 | 41,001 |
| 1972 | 43,293 |
| 1973 | 46,126 |
| 1974 | 49,385 |
| 1975 | 52,769 |
| 1976 | 55,893 |
| 1977 | 58,079 |
| 1978 | 58,912 |
| 1979 | 58,241 |
| 1980 | 56,419 |
| 1981 | 53,973 |
| 1982 | 51,688 |
| 1983 | 50,226 |
| 1984 | 49,485 |
| 1985 | 49,039 |
| 1986 | 48,584 |
| 1987 | 48,017 |
| 1988 | 47,387 |
| 1989 | 47,207 |
| 1990 | 48,136 |
| 1991 | 50,448 |
| 1992 | 53,927 |
| 1993 | 58,034 |
| 1994 | 107,885 |
| 1995 | 62,943 |
| 1996 | 63,651 |
| 1997 | 62,296 |
| 1998 | 59,881 |
| 1999 | 56,895 |
| 2000 | 53,100 |
| 2001 | 48,792 |
| 2002 | 44,491 |
| 2003 | 40,568 |
| 2004 | 36,854 |
| 2005 | 33,442 |
| 2006 | 30,359 |
| 2007 | 27,735 |
| 2008 | 25,413 |
| 2009 | 23,457 |
| 2010 | 21,726 |
| 2011 | 20,132 |
| 2012 | 19,094 |
| 2013 | 18,316 |
| 2014 | 17,776 |
| 2015 | 17,341 |
| 2016 | 17,009 |
| 2017 | 16,791 |
| 2018 | 16,585 |
| 2019 | 16,237 |
| 2020 | 15,844 |
Number of neonatal deaths
The value for Number of neonatal deaths in Rwanda was 7,107 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16,196 in 1979 and a minimum value of 7,107 in 2020.
Definition: Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,439 |
| 1962 | 9,479 |
| 1963 | 9,553 |
| 1964 | 9,664 |
| 1965 | 9,804 |
| 1966 | 9,991 |
| 1967 | 10,223 |
| 1968 | 10,495 |
| 1969 | 10,854 |
| 1970 | 11,245 |
| 1971 | 11,696 |
| 1972 | 12,226 |
| 1973 | 12,866 |
| 1974 | 13,575 |
| 1975 | 14,313 |
| 1976 | 15,006 |
| 1977 | 15,575 |
| 1978 | 15,986 |
| 1979 | 16,196 |
| 1980 | 16,186 |
| 1981 | 15,987 |
| 1982 | 15,721 |
| 1983 | 15,491 |
| 1984 | 15,278 |
| 1985 | 15,020 |
| 1986 | 14,637 |
| 1987 | 14,177 |
| 1988 | 13,692 |
| 1989 | 13,276 |
| 1990 | 13,051 |
| 1991 | 13,070 |
| 1992 | 13,268 |
| 1993 | 13,567 |
| 1994 | 14,506 |
| 1995 | 14,069 |
| 1996 | 14,130 |
| 1997 | 14,039 |
| 1998 | 13,804 |
| 1999 | 13,432 |
| 2000 | 12,931 |
| 2001 | 12,316 |
| 2002 | 11,682 |
| 2003 | 11,057 |
| 2004 | 10,464 |
| 2005 | 9,920 |
| 2006 | 9,414 |
| 2007 | 8,959 |
| 2008 | 8,570 |
| 2009 | 8,252 |
| 2010 | 7,974 |
| 2011 | 7,738 |
| 2012 | 7,564 |
| 2013 | 7,443 |
| 2014 | 7,385 |
| 2015 | 7,352 |
| 2016 | 7,326 |
| 2017 | 7,303 |
| 2018 | 7,253 |
| 2019 | 7,192 |
| 2020 | 7,107 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Mortality
