Children died before five per woman in Rwanda
Rwanda: Children died before five per woman was 0.1264 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children died before five per woman in Rwanda, 1954–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.1264 for children died before five per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Rwanda peaked at 2.49 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1264, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 45th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children died before five per woman in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 2.02 | — |
| 1955 | 1.98 | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 1.99 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 1.94 | -2.8% |
| 1958 | 1.88 | -2.8% |
| 1959 | 1.83 | -2.8% |
| 1960 | 1.78 | -2.7% |
| 1961 | 1.75 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 1.72 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 1.7 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.7 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 1.7 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.71 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.73 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 1.75 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.78 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 1.81 | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 1.84 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.88 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.92 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.97 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 2.02 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 2.06 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 2.07 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.03 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.93 | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 1.79 | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 1.65 | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 1.51 | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 1.39 | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 1.31 | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 1.24 | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 1.18 | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 1.12 | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 1.07 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 1.04 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.08 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 1.16 | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 1.26 | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 2.49 | +98.5% |
| 1995 | 1.38 | -44.6% |
| 1996 | 1.39 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.37 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.31 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 1.21 | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 1.09 | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.973 | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8575 | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7529 | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6551 | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5679 | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 0.493 | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4289 | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3726 | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3259 | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2867 | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2531 | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2296 | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2139 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2022 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.193 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1859 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.18 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1744 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.168 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.161 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.155 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1376 | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1323 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1264 | -4.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.1264 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.1264 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +98.5% | 1.26 | 2.49 |
| 1995 | -44.6% | 2.49 | 1.38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.94 | 1.83 | 2.02 | 6 |
| 1960s | 1.73 | 1.7 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.95 | 1.81 | 2.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 | 1.04 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 | 1.04 | 2.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6518 | 0.3259 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2087 | 0.168 | 0.2867 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1425 | 0.1264 | 0.161 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1223 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7651 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Rwanda?
- Children died before five per woman in Rwanda was 0.1264 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 in 1994.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1264 in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for children died before five per woman?
- Rwanda ranks 45th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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