Maternal mortality ratio in Rwanda
The maternal mortality ratio in Rwanda was 229 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
Rwanda, 2023
229
Change from 2022
−5per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
34th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Rwanda over time
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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Rwanda | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 229 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 234 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 254 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 252 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 261 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 269 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 275 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 278 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 292 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 301 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 317 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 331 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 358 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 393 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 418 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 454 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 494 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 494 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 465 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 460 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 551 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 677 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 769 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 885 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 1,073 per 100,000 live births | 340 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −5 from 234 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 317 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −88.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Rwanda has the 34th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for Rwanda
All statistics for Rwanda
Under-five mortality rate
37.7 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
67.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
60.0 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
59
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
4.15 litres
2024 · WHO