Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Rwanda
Rwanda: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 7.7 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Rwanda, 1992–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 7.7 for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.4% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Rwanda peaked at 24.2 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7.7, in 2020.
That places Rwanda 56th out of 96 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24.2 | — |
| 1996 | 22.6 | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 20.3 | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 17.9 | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 14.3 | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 11.7 | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 10.9 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 9.6 | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 12.3 | +28.1% |
| 2020 | 7.7 | -37.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.4 | 22.6 | 24.2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.5 | 14.3 | 20.3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.12 | 9.6 | 12.3 | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Rwanda
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.7 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,784 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 11.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.98 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 13.98 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -10.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.394 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Rwanda?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Rwanda was 7.7 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2 in 1992.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7 in 2020.
- How does Rwanda rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Rwanda ranks 56th out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. 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 Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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