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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Rwanda: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Rwanda is placed 164th of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 67.79 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 37.74 (2024).
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Health & Wellbeing
164th
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 67.79Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 37.74Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- 33.12Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
- —Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Rwanda on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
67.79
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Rwanda: 67.79. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 74.93 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Burundi 63.65 · DR Congo 61.9 · Tanzania 67 · Uganda 68.25
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
37.74
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Rwanda: 37.74. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 13.96 Seychelles
- Land neighbours
- Burundi 47.06 · DR Congo 89.68 · Tanzania 37 · Uganda 48.71
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Rwanda’s is from 2020 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
33.12
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
Rwanda: 33.12. Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 7.917 Seychelles
- Land neighbours
- Burundi 52.8 · DR Congo 44.7 · Tanzania 30.01 · Uganda 24.4
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Rwanda, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 12.2 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Burundi 20.9 · DR Congo 43.9 · Tanzania 22.9 · Uganda 12.7
02Over time
Which way Rwanda is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
RwandaWorld median
Rwanda rose from 47.8 in 2000 to 67.79 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Rwanda World median 2023 67.8 74.630 2022 67.5 74.313 2021 66.8 72.433 2020 67.0 73.063 2019 66.7 74.196 2018 66.4 74.081 2017 66.1 74.029 2016 65.7 74.013 2015 65.4 73.783 2014 65.1 73.330 2013 64.7 73.386 2012 64.2 73.210 2011 63.5 73.003 2010 62.8 72.827 2009 61.8 72.426 2008 60.6 72.264 2007 59.5 72.113 2006 58.3 72.027 2005 57.0 71.876 2004 55.5 71.477 2003 53.5 71.409 2002 51.3 71.173 2001 49.5 70.926 2000 47.8 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
RwandaWorld median
Rwanda fell from 184.16 in 2000 to 37.74 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Rwanda World median 2024 38 14.5 2023 39 15.2 2022 40 14.7 2021 41 15.1 2020 42 15.3 2019 43 15.7 2018 44 16.3 2017 45 16.8 2016 46 17.5 2015 47 17.9 2014 49 18.3 2013 51 18.7 2012 54 18.8 2011 58 19.0 2010 63 19.2 2009 69 20.8 2008 76 20.7 2007 84 21.8 2006 93 22.8 2005 104 24.0 2004 118 25.9 2003 133 26.9 2002 149 28.0 2001 167 29.1 2000 184 30.4
03In context
Rwanda beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Rwanda and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uganda | =159th | 68.25 | 48.71 | 24.4 | 12.7 |
| Rwanda | 164th | 67.79 | 37.74 | 33.12 | — |
 Tanzania | 169th | 67 | 37 | 30.01 | 22.9 |
 Burundi | =186th | 63.65 | 47.06 | 52.8 | 20.9 |
 DR Congo | =197th | 61.9 | 89.68 | 44.7 | 43.9 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Rwanda in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Rwanda is ahead of the world, and behind
51 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median15
Statistics on which Rwanda does better than the middle country measured.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7480.940.74No earlier reading
Rwanda: 80.9 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 3rd of 136 · derived.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.9585.3452.95No earlier reading
Rwanda: 85.34 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 6th of 136 · derived.
Agreement That Vaccines Are SafeWellcome Trust · 2018 · world median 77.6593.5477.65No earlier reading
Rwanda: 93.54 · world median 77.65 · People aged 15+ who agree that vaccines are safe (% of those who had heard of vaccines). Wellcome Trust, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 29.29 to 97.91; higher is better.
Position 8th of 144 · derived.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5461.1193.546No earlier reading
Rwanda: 1.119 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 143rd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
HPV Vaccination Coverage, GirlsWUENIC · 2025 · world median 65.59065.5No real change since 2018
Rwanda: 90 · world median 65.5 · Girls in the target group given the final dose of HPV vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 99; higher is better.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.4803.48No real change since 2015
Rwanda: 0 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.12.43.1▼ Worsened since 2020
Rwanda: 2.4 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 61st of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919591▼ Worsened since 2015
Rwanda: 95 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 21.2612.421.26No earlier reading
Rwanda: 12.4 · world median 21.26 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at most 2 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.169 to 63.08; lower is better.
Position 74th of 113 · derived, 1st = worst.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.8399.3184.83▼ Worsened since 2013
Rwanda: 99.31 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909390▼ Worsened since 2015
Rwanda: 93 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2574.571.25▲ Improved since 2013
Rwanda: 74.5 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 83rd of 196 · derived.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.219.39910.21▼ Worsened since 2010
Rwanda: 9.399 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 90th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.55.0725.5▲ Improved since 2014
Rwanda: 5.072 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 90th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum)MAP · 2025 · world median 52.4738.3952.47▲ Improved since 2015
Rwanda: 38.39 · world median 52.47 · New P. falciparum malaria cases per 1,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 334.75; lower is better.
Behind the world median27
Statistics on which Rwanda does worse than the middle country measured.
Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 37.5734.4337.57No earlier reading
Rwanda: 34.43 · world median 37.57 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at least 5 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.089 to 85.88; higher is better.
Position 61st of 115 · derived.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4630.7827.46▼ Worsened since 2013
Rwanda: 30.78 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 104th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.765.267.7No earlier reading
Rwanda: 65.2 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 71st of 127 · derived.
Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum)MAP · 2024 · world median 8.10619.488.106▲ Improved since 2014
Rwanda: 19.48 · world median 8.106 · Deaths from P. falciparum malaria per 100,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 133.27; lower is better.
Insecticide-Treated Net UseMAP · 2025 · world median 4542.2945▼ Worsened since 2015
Rwanda: 42.29 · world median 45 · Population that slept under an insecticide-treated net (%). Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.586 to 88.58; higher is better.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.3940.351No real change since 2013
Rwanda: 0.394 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 99th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.993.196.9No earlier reading
Rwanda: 93.1 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8584.272.858▲ Improved since 2014
Rwanda: 4.27 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 72nd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two DaysUNICEF · 2025 · world median 82.974.882.9No earlier reading
Rwanda: 74.8 · world median 82.9 · Newborns with a health check within 2 days of birth (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.3 to 99.9; higher is better.
Position 73rd of 109 · derived.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13417.358.134▼ Worsened since 2014
Rwanda: 17.35 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 53rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2629.3712.26▼ Worsened since 2014
Rwanda: 29.37 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 48th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.2310.039No real change since 2018
Rwanda: 0.231 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 25th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 415641▼ Worsened since 2012
Rwanda: 56 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.6945.54102.69▼ Worsened since 2013
Rwanda: 45.54 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.16316.188.163No real change since 2013
Rwanda: 16.18 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 43rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3913.9216.39No real change since 2013
Rwanda: 13.92 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 177th of 222 · derived.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.7210.01133.7No real change since 2013
Rwanda: 210.01 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 44th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.5780.762▲ Improved since 2013
Rwanda: 0.578 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 159th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.65229.4846.65No real change since 2013
Rwanda: 229.48 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 35th of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with DiarrhoeaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 41.52841.5No earlier reading
Rwanda: 28 · world median 41.5 · Children under 5 with diarrhoea given oral rehydration salts (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 9.9 to 95.4; higher is better.
Position 106th of 127 · derived.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.330.25▲ Improved since 2014
Rwanda: 0.33 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
Dietary Energy SupplyFAO · 2024 · world median 2,9822,4402,982▲ Improved since 2014
Rwanda: 2,440 · world median 2,982 · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1,757 to 3,962; higher is better.
Position 132nd of 155 · derived.
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 26.469.726.4▲ Improved since 2017
Rwanda: 69.7 · world median 26.4 · Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 93.9; lower is better.
Position 18th of 145 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.380.564No real change since 2017
Rwanda: 0.38 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 157th of 172 · derived.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.224.45.2▲ Improved since 2013
Rwanda: 24.4 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 15th of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8147.281No earlier reading
Rwanda: 47.2 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 141st of 153 · derived.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4540.314.45No real change since 2013
Rwanda: 40.3 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 18th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end9
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Cost of a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 4.554.584.55Moved since 2017
Rwanda: 4.58 · world median 4.55 · Cost of the cheapest locally available healthy diet, PPP dollars per person per day. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.66 to 8.27.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.435.435.4Moved since 2013
Rwanda: 35.4 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.2538.841.25Moved since 2013
Rwanda: 38.8 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.731.211.73Moved since 2014
Rwanda: 1.21 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 106th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.6514.920.65No earlier reading
Rwanda: 14.9 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.175.1516.17No real change since 2013
Rwanda: 5.15 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.881.1516.88No earlier reading
Rwanda: 1.151 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8929.3138.89Moved since 2015
Rwanda: 29.31 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 173rd of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.836.4357.83Moved since 2013
Rwanda: 6.43 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
No current reading for Rwanda
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff (last 2020), Children with Functional Difficulties, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Global Report on Food Crises, Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity and Violent Discipline of Children. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Rwanda’s 15 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Rwanda’s 11th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability35th of 1864/4 keys
- Gender & Equality60th of 1834/4 keys
- Energy62nd of 1652/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions81st of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technology83rd of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge100th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience135th of 1933/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 125th of 1763/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 128th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties153rd of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing164th of 2003/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 151st of 1844/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 168th of 1963/3 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 158th of 1824/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality140th of 1593/3 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Rwanda can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Africa
Cabo Verde80th4/4 keysHighest in Eastern Africa
Seychelles108th2/4 keysThis page
Rwanda164th3/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Rwanda and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Rwanda on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Rwanda rank on health & wellbeing?
Rwanda is placed 164th of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate and Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Rwanda?
67.79 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Rwanda?
37.74 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Rwanda compare with DR Congo on health & wellbeing?
DR Congo is placed joint 197th of 200, and Rwanda 164th. Life Expectancy at Birth: DR Congo 61.9, Rwanda 67.79; Under-Five Mortality Rate: DR Congo 89.68, Rwanda 37.74; Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five: DR Congo 44.7, Rwanda 33.12.
How have Rwanda’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 47.8 in 2000 to 67.79 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 184.16 in 2000 to 37.74 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Rwanda?
No current reading is published for Rwanda on Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, Children with Functional Difficulties, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Global Report on Food Crises, Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity and Violent Discipline of Children. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 51 statistics on this page come from 17 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Rwanda’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Rwanda (banner) — Peace Batuma, CC BY-SA 4.0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Rwanda: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/rwanda/health