Rwanda Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Rwanda infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Rwanda in 2025 is 20.786 deaths per 1000 live births, a 4.11% decline from 2024.
  • The infant mortality rate for Rwanda in 2024 was 21.676 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.94% decline from 2023.
  • The infant mortality rate for Rwanda in 2023 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2025 Infant Mortality Rate
Central African Republic 67.740
Sierra Leone 66.713
Chad 64.822
Somalia 60.749
South Sudan 56.748
Mali 54.476
Benin 51.833
Guinea-Bissau 48.215
Comoros 47.172
Haiti 45.755
Liberia 44.402
Guinea 42.596
Afghanistan 42.287
Burkina Faso 42.060
Mozambique 42.043
Togo 41.226
Yemen 40.377
Niger 36.958
Uganda 36.858
Gambia 36.230
Burundi 34.952
Zimbabwe 32.715
Tanzania 31.874
Malawi 29.843
Ethiopia 27.192
Eritrea 24.724
Senegal 24.441
Tajikistan 22.576
Nepal 22.057
Madagascar 21.163
Rwanda 20.786
Rwanda - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2025 20.786 -4.110%
2024 21.676 -3.940%
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%