Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Rwanda
Created on April 7, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Rwanda was 29.70 in 2021, a difference of -0.7 compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Rwanda were 32.50 and 26.70 respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Rwanda for 1960-2021.

See also: Neonatal Mortality Rate of Rwanda.

Data Source: World Bank.
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Rwanda
Total
Male
Female
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Rwanda
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Year Total Male Female
1960 130.40 139.30 121.30
1961 127.80 136.50 118.70
1962 125.90 134.40 116.80
1963 124.80 133.20 115.80
1964 124.30 132.90 115.30
1965 124.30 132.80 115.30
1966 124.60 133.20 115.70
1967 125.60 134.20 116.60
1968 127.20 135.90 118.10
1969 129.10 138.00 119.80
1970 131.00 139.90 121.60
1971 132.70 141.60 123.30
1972 134.70 143.80 125.20
1973 137.70 147.00 128.10
1974 141.60 150.90 131.80
1975 145.40 154.80 135.20
1976 148.10 157.90 137.80
1977 148.40 158.30 137.90
1978 144.90 154.60 134.70
1979 138.00 147.20 128.20
1980 129.10 137.80 120.00
1981 119.80 127.90 111.40
1982 111.60 119.00 103.60
1983 105.40 112.60 97.90
1984 101.10 108.00 93.90
1985 97.60 104.50 90.40
1986 94.70 101.50 87.60
1987 92.30 98.90 85.30
1988 90.30 96.80 83.40
1989 89.70 96.20 82.80
1990 91.70 98.10 85.00
1991 96.80 103.30 90.10
1992 104.20 110.70 97.30
1993 112.80 119.60 105.70
1994 189.90 197.10 182.50
1995 129.60 136.80 122.00
1996 131.10 138.30 123.40
1997 129.10 136.20 121.50
1998 124.60 131.50 117.20
1999 118.00 124.70 110.80
2000 109.60 116.00 102.70
2001 100.00 106.20 93.50
2002 90.20 96.10 84.10
2003 81.30 86.80 75.50
2004 72.80 78.00 67.40
2005 65.60 70.60 60.40
2006 59.50 64.20 54.60
2007 54.50 59.00 49.80
2008 50.30 54.50 45.80
2009 47.10 51.10 42.80
2010 44.10 47.90 40.00
2011 40.80 44.40 37.00
2012 39.00 42.50 35.30
2013 37.30 40.60 33.70
2014 35.80 39.10 32.40
2015 34.70 37.90 31.40
2016 33.80 36.90 30.50
2017 32.90 36.00 29.70
2018 32.10 35.00 28.90
2019 31.20 34.10 28.10
2020 30.40 33.30 27.40
2021 29.70 32.50 26.70