| U5 CAUSE OF DEATH | INTERVENTION | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lower Respiratory Infections |
Care-seeking for pneumonia | 15.5% | 27.9% | 50.2% | 53.9% |
| Vaccination: 3 doses of PCV | 94.7% |
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| Vaccination: Hib |
92.9% | 98.2% | |||
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Diarrheal Diseases |
Oral rehydration therapy |
20.4% |
23.7% | 20.8% | 19.5% |
| Vaccination: 3 doses of rotavirus vaccine |
94.7% |
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| Care-seeking for diarrhea |
13.8% | 14.1% | 37.2% | 43.6% | |
| Malaria |
Insecticide-treated nets | 12.6% |
69.6% | 67.7% | |
| Care-seeking for fever | 7.3% |
28.5% | 42.7% | 49.2% | |
| Treatment of children with fever by artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) | 4.0% |
11.2% | |||
| Prompt treatment of children with fever by ACT | 2.6% |
7.4% | |||
| Measles | Vaccination: Measles | 86.9% | 85.6% | 95.0% | 95.2% |
| HIV | HIV counseling during antenatal care | 55.8% |
90.6% | 93.0% | |
| HIV testing during antenatal care | 21.5% |
88.3% | 92.2% | ||
| Other vaccine preventable diseases | Full vaccination coverage with 3 doses DPT, 3 doses polio, measles and BCG | 76.2% |
75.5% | 90.3% | 92.7% |
| Neonatal Causes of Death | Antenatal care: 1+ visits by a skilled provider | 92.5% | 94.4% | 98.2% | 99.1% |
| Antenatal care: 4+ visits by a skilled provider | 10.0% |
13.2% | 36.2% | 44.3% | |
| Antenatal care: 1st antenatal visit in the 1st trimester | 4.7% |
8.5% | 40.5% | 56.4% | |
| Vaccination: 1+ doses of tetanus toxoid vaccine during pregnancy | 70.3% |
63.0% | 78.6% | 82.4% | |
| Delivery in a health facility | 26.6% |
28.2% | 68.9% | 90.7% | |
| Delivery attended by skilled provider | 31.3% |
38.6% | 69.0% | 90.7% | |
| Delivery by C-section | 2.1% |
2.9% | 7.1% | 13.0% | |
| Postnatal care: Postnatal visit for baby within 2 days of birth | 2.9% |
3.7% | 4.7% | 19.3% | |
| Postnatal care: Postnatal visit for mother within 2 days of birth | 17.6% |
43.0% |
DATA VISUALIZATIONS
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Change in under-5 mortality rate versus change in GDP per capita
Data Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) GBD 2017, World Bank
Countdown composite coverage index by wealth quintile
Data Source: Victora C. Analysis of Rwanda DHS Survey Data
Diarrheal diseases mortality and intervention coverage in Rwanda
Data Source: Demographic and Health Survey (DHS); IHME GBD 2017; WHO/UNICEF Coverage Estimates (2019 global summary)
Health expenditure profile in Rwanda
Data Source: IHME Health Financing, World Bank
HIV/AIDS mortality and intervention coverage in Rwanda
Data Source: Demographic and Health Survey (DHS); IHME GBD 2017
Location of bottom 10%
Data Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) LBD 2017
Lower respiratory infections mortality and intervention coverage in Rwanda
Data Source: Demographic and Health Survey (DHS); IHME GBD 2017; WHO/UNICEF Coverage Estimates (2019 global summary)
Malaria mortality and intervention coverage in Rwanda
Data Source: Demographic and Health Survey (DHS); IHME GBD 2017
Neonatal disorders mortality and intervention coverage in Rwanda
Data Source: Demographic and Health Survey (DHS); IHME GBD 2017
Nutritional deficiencies mortality and intervention coverage in Rwanda
Data Source:Demographic and Health Survey (DHS); IHME GBD 2017
Percent of women with facility-based delivery by wealth quintile
Data Source: Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
Percentage of women with facility-based delivery by geographic location
Data Source: Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
Rwanda decomposition of changes in all-cause mortality (2000-2016)
Data Source: Analysis from IHME Globel Burden of Disease 2016
Rwanda has outperformed across other indicators relative to East African and Countdown to 2030 peers
Data Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) GBD 2017. Note: East Africa as indicated includes Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Ugandan and Zambia
Annualized % reduction, 2000 - 2015
Data Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) LBD 2017
Under-five mortality by wealth quintile
Data Source: Victora C. Analysis of Rwanda DHS Survey Data
Under-five mortality rate per 1,000
Data Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) LBD 2017
Measles mortality and vaccine coverage in Rwanda
Data Source: Demographic and Health Survey (DHS); IHME GBD 2017
Under-five causes of death in Rwanda over time, % of total U5M
Data Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) GBD 2017
Under-five mortality in Rwanda over time, death rates per 100,000 children under five
Data source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) GBD 2017
Decomposition analysis
Data Source: Analysis from GBD Risk Factors Collaborators, GBD 2017, IHME
Lives Saved tool results for Rwanda
Lives Saved Tool - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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