Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Rwanda
Rwanda: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 1,179 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Rwanda is 1,179, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Rwanda peaked at 97,230 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1,179, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 71st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,792 | — |
| 1991 | 5,247 | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 5,817 | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 6,559 | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 97,230 | +1382.4% |
| 1995 | 5,500 | -94.3% |
| 1996 | 6,678 | +21.4% |
| 1997 | 8,270 | +23.8% |
| 1998 | 7,980 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 6,213 | -22.1% |
| 2000 | 5,225 | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 4,374 | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 3,690 | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 3,167 | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 2,754 | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 2,414 | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 2,140 | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 1,923 | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 1,762 | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 1,658 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 1,603 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 1,574 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,549 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1,517 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1,469 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 1,419 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 1,367 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 1,323 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1,289 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1,271 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,262 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1,256 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,240 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1,213 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 1,179 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,429 | 4,792 | 97,230 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,911 | 1,658 | 5,225 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,438 | 1,271 | 1,603 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,230 | 1,179 | 1,262 | 5 |
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- 68 Togo 1,300 compare
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- 72 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,007 compare
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More education data for Rwanda
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 68,326 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Rwanda?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Rwanda was 1,179 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 97,230 in 1994.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,179 in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Rwanda ranks 71st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years