Stillbirth rate (Our World) in Rwanda

Rwanda: Stillbirth rate (Our World) was 1.62 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.62
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
43rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.64
in 2000
All-time low
1.62
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Rwanda, 2000–2023

01232000201120232000: 2.62001: 2.62002: 2.52003: 2.42004: 2.32005: 2.22006: 2.12007: 22008: 22009: 1.92010: 1.92011: 1.82012: 1.82013: 1.82014: 1.92015: 1.82016: 1.82017: 1.82018: 1.72019: 1.72020: 1.72021: 1.62022: 1.62023: 1.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 1.62 for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Rwanda peaked at 2.64 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.62, in 2023.

Rwanda ranks 43rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Stillbirth rate (Our World) in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Stillbirth rate in Rwanda, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 2.64 —
2001 2.57 -2.9%
2002 2.48 -3.1%
2003 2.4 -3.4%
2004 2.31 -3.8%
2005 2.21 -4.2%
2006 2.13 -3.9%
2007 2.05 -3.8%
2008 1.98 -3.4%
2009 1.92 -3.1%
2010 1.86 -2.8%
2011 1.81 -2.7%
2012 1.78 -1.7%
2013 1.82 +2.3%
2014 1.87 +2.6%
2015 1.85 -1.4%
2016 1.8 -2.5%
2017 1.76 -2.4%
2018 1.72 -2.0%
2019 1.69 -1.8%
2020 1.66 -1.8%
2021 1.64 -1.2%
2022 1.63 -0.8%
2023 1.62 -0.6%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 1.62 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.08, 78% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 1.62 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.87, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.27 1.92 2.64 10
2010s 1.8 1.69 1.87 10
2020s 1.64 1.62 1.66 4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 40 Mauritania 1.69 compare
  2. 41 Kenya 1.63 compare
  3. 42 Namibia 1.62 compare
  4. 44 Malawi 1.58 compare
  5. 45 Eritrea 1.52 compare
  6. 46 East Timor 1.48 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More population data for Rwanda

All data for Rwanda →

Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Rwanda?
Stillbirth rate in Rwanda was 1.62 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 2.64 in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 1.62 in 2023.
How does Rwanda rank for stillbirth rate?
Rwanda ranks 43rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Stillbirth rate in Rwanda. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/stillbirth-rate/rwanda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/stillbirth-rate/rwanda/">Stillbirth rate in Rwanda</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Stillbirth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed