Number of under-five deaths, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: Number of under-five deaths, female was 6,661 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Rwanda, 1961β2024
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
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female in Rwanda is 6,661, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Rwanda peaked at 66,305 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6,661, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 47th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,198 | 15,610 | 17,803 | 9 |
| 1970s | 24,058 | 18,693 | 28,284 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,470 | 21,853 | 26,908 | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,603 | 22,615 | 66,305 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,949 | 11,586 | 27,745 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,338 | 7,420 | 10,528 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,954 | 6,661 | 7,260 | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Rwanda?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Rwanda was 6,661 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 66,305 in 1994.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,661 in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Rwanda ranks 47th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.