Number of children who are underweight in Rwanda

Rwanda: Number of children who are underweight was 141,064 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
141,064
Change on year
down 35.9%
World rank
50th
of 96 countries
All-time high
339,786
in 1992
All-time low
141,064
in 2020
Years of data
10
1992–2020

Number of children who are underweight in Rwanda, 1992–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1992200620201992: 339.8k1996: 266.2k2000: 278.9k2005: 277.1k2009: 236.1k2010: 194.4k2012: 181.2k2015: 163.5k2018: 220.1k2020: 141.1k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of children who are underweight in Rwanda is 141,064, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 35.9% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children who are underweight in Rwanda peaked at 339,786 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 141,064, in 2020.

Rwanda ranks 50th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 303,013 266,240 339,786 2
2000s 264,025 236,083 278,938 3
2010s 189,806 163,473 220,082 4
2020s 141,064 141,064 141,064 1

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 47 Central African Republic 171,954 compare
  2. 48 Togo 164,055 compare
  3. 49 North Korea 155,986 compare
  4. 51 Sierra Leone 137,024 compare
  5. 52 Algeria 136,048 compare
  6. 53 Haiti 132,204 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children who are underweight in Rwanda?
Number of children who are underweight in Rwanda was 141,064 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children who are underweight recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 339,786 in 1992.
What is the lowest number of children who are underweight recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 141,064 in 2020.
How does Rwanda rank for number of children who are underweight?
Rwanda ranks 50th out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of children who are underweight rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children who are underweight
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
96 places, 951 data points, 1984–2023
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