Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Rwanda
Rwanda: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.3413 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Rwanda stood at 0.3413 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 2.89 units per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.3413 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Rwanda ranks 6th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7028 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7009 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7008 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7038 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7107 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7236 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7441 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.7713 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8063 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8465 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8901 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9377 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9958 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 1.06 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 1.13 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 1.2 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 1.26 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 1.28 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.26 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.22 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 1.17 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 1.06 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.04 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.11 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 1.22 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 1.35 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 2.89 units per square kilometre | +113.7% |
| 1995 | 1.33 units per square kilometre | -53.8% |
| 1996 | 1.24 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 1.37 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 1.33 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.26 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 1.18 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9778 units per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8823 units per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7996 units per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7264 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6624 units per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.604 units per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5501 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5025 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4585 units per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4263 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4049 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3912 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3827 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3776 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3756 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3724 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3674 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3607 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3534 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3472 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3413 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.3413 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.067 units per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.3413 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0572 units per square kilometre, 6.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre 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 | +113.7% | 1.35 units per square kilometre | 2.89 units per square kilometre |
| 1995 | -53.8% | 2.89 units per square kilometre | 1.33 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7294 units per square kilometre | 0.7008 units per square kilometre | 0.8063 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 units per square kilometre | 0.8465 units per square kilometre | 1.28 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 1.01 units per square kilometre | 1.22 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 units per square kilometre | 1.05 units per square kilometre | 2.89 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8718 units per square kilometre | 0.5501 units per square kilometre | 1.26 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4059 units per square kilometre | 0.3674 units per square kilometre | 0.5025 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3507 units per square kilometre | 0.3413 units per square kilometre | 0.3607 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 3 Monaco 0.4798 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Burundi 0.4713 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bangladesh 0.445 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Comoros 0.2875 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Pakistan 0.2838 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Haiti 0.2821 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Rwanda
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,324 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 795,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305,636 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 299,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 901,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2109 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Rwanda?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Rwanda was 0.3413 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.89 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3413 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 6th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, male Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.