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Headline data

Neonatal mortality rate
Year Value
2005 37.0
2008 28.0
2010 27.0
2015 20.0
2020 19.0

Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR)

Geographical Area: Rwanda

Unit of Measurement: Rate per 1000 live births

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Rwanda statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Rwandan statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Rwandan-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Neonatal mortality rate
Indicator description

The time reference of NMR is not the year in which the survey is undertaken; rather it is the five years’ period preceding the survey date. Hence, if an exact time point is needed as a time reference, it must be taken as the mid of the five-year interval preceding the survey date.
Geographical coverage

Rwanda
Unit of measurement

Rate per 1000 live births
Definitions

It Is the probability of a child born alive in a specified period will die during the first 28 completed days of life if subject to age-specific mortality rates of that period.
Calculations

(Number of deaths of infants (<28 days) in the last 5 years before the survey / Total number of Live births in 5 years before the survey)* 1000
Other information

Not available for this indicator
Comments and limitations

Not available for this indicator
Data last updated Not available for this indicator
Metadata last updated Not available for this indicator

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Neonatal mortality rate
Indicator number

3.2.2
Target name

By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births
Target number

Not available for this indicator
Global indicator description

Probability that a child born in a specific year or period will die during the first 28 completed days of life if subject to age-specific mortality rates of that period, expressed per 1000 live births. Neonatal deaths (deaths among live births during the first 28 completed days of life) may be subdivided into early neonatal deaths, occurring during the first 7 days of life, and late neonatal deaths, occurring after the 7th day but before the 28th completed day of life.
UN designated tier

Tier I
UN custodian agency

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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Source 1

Organisation

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR)
Periodicity

5 years
Earliest available data

2005
Geographical coverage

Rwanda
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Release date TBD
Next release

TBD
Statistical classification

Official
Contact details

http://www.statistics.gov.rw/
Other information

info@statistics.gov.rw
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