Deaths in Rwanda

Deaths in Rwanda was 82,826 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 91st highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count82,826 Estimated

Change on 2022+1.2%

Rank91st of 236Countries ranked

Series high1,045,7731994

Series low48,8031950

Deaths in Rwanda, 1950 to 2023

count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.

All 74 values

Period	count
2023	82,826 Estimated
2022	81,816 Estimated
2021	82,603 Estimated
2020	79,562 Estimated
2019	78,349 Estimated
2018	77,506 Estimated
2017	76,062 Estimated
2016	75,522 Estimated
2015	74,505 Estimated
2014	73,620 Estimated
2013	73,192 Estimated
2012	73,194 Estimated
2011	74,469 Estimated
2010	75,800 Estimated
2009	78,309 Estimated
2008	81,731 Estimated
2007	85,066 Estimated
2006	88,525 Estimated
2005	92,836 Estimated
2004	97,500 Estimated
2003	104,272 Estimated
2002	111,959 Estimated
2001	118,152 Estimated
2000	124,627 Estimated
1999	132,838 Estimated
1998	143,533 Estimated
1997	139,481 Estimated
1996	109,236 Estimated
1995	103,089 Estimated
1994	1,045,773 Estimated
1993	147,627 Estimated
1992	136,555 Estimated
1991	125,608 Estimated
1990	117,168 Estimated
1989	107,886 Estimated
1988	100,657 Estimated
1987	97,022 Estimated
1986	94,741 Estimated
1985	93,388 Estimated
1984	92,878 Estimated
1983	93,099 Estimated
1982	94,062 Estimated
1981	95,501 Estimated
1980	97,044 Estimated
1979	98,085 Estimated
1978	98,379 Estimated
1977	97,314 Estimated
1976	94,977 Estimated
1975	91,662 Estimated
1974	87,812 Estimated
1973	83,684 Estimated
1972	79,764 Estimated
1971	76,084 Estimated
1970	72,708 Estimated
1969	69,554 Estimated
1968	66,657 Estimated
1967	64,125 Estimated
1966	62,340 Estimated
1965	60,864 Estimated
1964	60,107 Estimated
1963	67,918 Estimated
1962	59,505 Estimated
1961	59,359 Estimated
1960	59,193 Estimated
1959	58,898 Estimated
1958	58,499 Estimated
1957	57,873 Estimated
1956	57,154 Estimated
1955	56,281 Estimated
1954	55,303 Estimated
1953	54,116 Estimated
1952	52,692 Estimated
1951	50,957 Estimated
1950	48,803 Estimated

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Deaths, 2023, count. Rwanda is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by deaths 236 places
EU countries by deaths 27 places

Definition

Deaths of residents in the area during the year.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Rwanda, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Rwanda, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/rwanda. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Rwanda, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/rwanda.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Rwanda, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/rwanda (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, Rwanda, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/rwanda. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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1.05 million in 1994, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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