Rwanda Maternal Mortality Rate 2000-2024

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP.
  • Rwanda maternal mortality rate for 2020 was 259.00, a 7.83% decline from 2019.
  • Rwanda maternal mortality rate for 2019 was 281.00, a 0% increase from 2018.
  • Rwanda maternal mortality rate for 2018 was 281.00, a 2.18% increase from 2017.
  • Rwanda maternal mortality rate for 2017 was 275.00, a 5.82% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Per 100K Live Births
South Sudan 1,223.00
Chad 1,063.00
Central African Republic 835.00
Guinea-Bissau 725.00
Liberia 652.00
Somalia 621.00
Afghanistan 620.00
Guinea 553.00
Democratic Republic of Congo 547.00
Benin 523.00
Burundi 494.00
Gambia 458.00
Sierra Leone 443.00
Niger 441.00
Mali 440.00
Togo 399.00
Madagascar 392.00
Malawi 381.00
Zimbabwe 357.00
Haiti 350.00
Eritrea 322.00
Uganda 284.00
Ethiopia 267.00
Burkina Faso 264.00
Senegal 261.00
Rwanda 259.00
Tanzania 238.00
Comoros 217.00
Yemen 183.00
Nepal 174.00
Mozambique 127.00
North Korea 107.00
Syrian Arab Republic 30.00
Tajikistan 17.00
Rwanda Maternal Mortality Rate - Historical Data
Year Per 100K Live Births Annual % Change
2020 259.00 -7.83%
2019 281.00 0.00%
2018 281.00 2.18%
2017 275.00 -5.82%
2016 292.00 -6.41%
2015 312.00 1.63%
2014 307.00 -4.95%
2013 323.00 -1.52%
2012 328.00 -10.87%
2011 368.00 -4.66%
2010 386.00 -3.74%
2009 401.00 -7.18%
2008 432.00 -7.10%
2007 465.00 -3.73%
2006 483.00 -9.38%
2005 533.00 -11.02%
2004 599.00 -16.22%
2003 715.00 -12.59%
2002 818.00 -8.60%
2001 895.00 -11.12%
2000 1,007.00 -11.12%