Number of infant deaths, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: Number of infant deaths, female was 5,141 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Rwanda, 1960–2024
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.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Rwanda stood at 5,141. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Rwanda peaked at 32,866 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5,141, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 48th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8,947 | — |
| 1961 | 8,795 | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 8,645 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 8,516 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 8,447 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 8,451 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 8,562 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 8,788 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 9,103 | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 9,513 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 9,982 | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 10,470 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 11,001 | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 11,676 | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 12,463 | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 13,309 | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 14,149 | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 14,854 | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 15,202 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 15,138 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 14,751 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 14,177 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 13,596 | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 13,164 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 12,980 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 12,879 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 12,730 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 12,566 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 12,444 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 12,471 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 12,817 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 13,625 | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 14,982 | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 16,726 | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 32,866 | +96.5% |
| 1995 | 15,518 | -52.8% |
| 1996 | 14,006 | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 16,633 | +18.8% |
| 1998 | 18,629 | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 18,272 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 16,970 | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 15,538 | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 14,072 | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 12,692 | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 11,486 | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 10,492 | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 9,599 | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 8,804 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 8,078 | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 7,452 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 6,882 | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 6,282 | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 5,916 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 5,689 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 5,586 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 5,546 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5,535 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 5,547 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5,523 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 5,475 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 5,406 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 5,350 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 5,279 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 5,226 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 5,141 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,777 | 8,447 | 9,513 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12,824 | 9,982 | 15,202 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,176 | 12,444 | 14,751 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,407 | 12,817 | 32,866 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,518 | 7,452 | 16,970 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,798 | 5,475 | 6,882 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,280 | 5,141 | 5,406 | 5 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 149.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Rwanda?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Rwanda was 5,141 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 32,866 in 1994.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,141 in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Rwanda ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.