Rwanda Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Rwanda infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Rwanda in 2023 is 22.565 deaths per 1000 live births, a 5.54% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for Rwanda in 2022 was 23.889 deaths per 1000 live births, a 5.25% decline from 2021.
  • The infant mortality rate for Rwanda in 2021 was 25.213 deaths per 1000 live births, a 4.99% decline from 2020.
  • The infant mortality rate for Rwanda in 2020 was 26.536 deaths per 1000 live births, a 4.75% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2023 Infant Mortality Rate
Central African Republic 71.070
Sierra Leone 70.123
Chad 67.142
Somalia 62.794
South Sudan 58.581
Mali 57.204
Benin 54.129
Guinea-Bissau 50.336
Comoros 48.714
Haiti 47.983
Liberia 46.882
Burkina Faso 45.089
Mozambique 44.921
Guinea 44.859
Afghanistan 44.613
Togo 43.162
Yemen 41.998
Niger 39.281
Uganda 39.171
Gambia 38.178
Burundi 36.735
Tanzania 34.168
Zimbabwe 34.096
Malawi 32.577
Ethiopia 29.524
Eritrea 27.032
Senegal 26.405
Tajikistan 24.196
Nepal 23.375
Madagascar 23.005
Rwanda 22.565
Rwanda - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2023 22.565 -5.540%
2022 23.889 -5.250%
2021 25.213 -4.990%
2020 26.536 -4.750%
2019 27.860 -4.540%
2018 29.184 -6.550%
2017 31.229 -6.150%
2016 33.275 -5.790%
2015 35.320 -5.480%
2014 37.366 -5.190%
2013 39.411 -10.560%
2012 44.066 -9.550%
2011 48.720 -8.720%
2010 53.375 -8.020%
2009 58.029 -7.430%
2008 62.684 -9.160%
2007 69.004 -8.390%
2006 75.324 -7.740%
2005 81.644 -7.180%
2004 87.964 -6.700%
2003 94.284 -5.610%
2002 99.883 -5.310%
2001 105.483 -5.040%
2000 111.082 -4.800%
1999 116.682 -4.580%
1998 122.281 -10.790%
1997 137.076 -9.740%
1996 151.871 -8.880%
1995 166.667 -8.150%
1994 181.462 -7.540%
1993 196.257 8.460%
1992 180.952 9.240%
1991 165.647 10.180%
1990 150.342 11.330%
1989 135.037 12.780%
1988 119.732 0.990%
1987 118.553 1.000%
1986 117.375 1.010%
1985 116.196 1.020%
1984 115.018 1.040%
1983 113.839 -2.770%
1982 117.077 -2.690%
1981 120.315 -2.620%
1980 123.552 -2.550%
1979 126.790 -2.490%
1978 130.028 -0.700%
1977 130.943 -0.690%
1976 131.858 -0.690%
1975 132.774 -0.680%
1974 133.689 -0.680%
1973 134.604 -0.220%
1972 134.898 -0.220%
1971 135.192 -0.220%
1970 135.486 -0.220%
1969 135.780 -0.220%
1968 136.074 -0.580%
1967 136.864 -0.570%
1966 137.655 -0.570%
1965 138.445 -0.570%
1964 139.236 -0.560%
1963 140.026 -0.730%
1962 141.058 -0.730%
1961 142.089 -0.720%
1960 143.121 -0.720%
1959 144.152 -0.710%
1958 145.184 -0.700%
1957 146.214 -0.700%
1956 147.244 -0.700%
1955 148.275 -0.690%
1954 149.305 -0.690%
1953 150.335 -0.680%
1952 151.365 -0.680%
1951 152.395 -0.670%
1950 153.426 0.000%