Press Releases
Title: | Child survival and maternal health continue to improve in Rwanda |
Press Release Date: | 03/13/2012 |
Body: | Kigali, Rwanda Rwandan children and mothers are healthier than ever before according to the 2010 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS). Fewer children are dying before their fifth birthday.Fewer women are dying due to pregnancy or childbirth related causes. The 2010 RDHS also reports total fertility rate of 4.6 births per woman at a record low for the nation and family planning use of 45% at a record high for the nation.Despite steady improvements in key health areas, many challenges remain.Nearly 1 in 5 married women have an unmet need for family planning for either limiting births or spacing births.Infants born less than two years after a previous birth are twice as likely to die before their fifth birthday. Malnutrition among children remains unchanged while anemia among children has decreased. Forty-four percent of children are malnourished; 38% of children are anemic compared with 52% in 2005. The RDHS collected data from September 2010 to March 2011 and was conducted by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda. The survey interviewed over 12,500 households, 13,600 women age 15-49, and 6,300 men age 15-59. Technical assistance was provided by ICF International, as part of the Demographic and Health Surveys project. Funding for the RDHS was provided by the Government of Rwanda; the United States Agency for International Development (USAID); the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF); the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Global AIDS Program (CDS/GAP);the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria; the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); and World Vision. Additional information about the survey can be obtained from the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR), P.O. Box 6139 Kigali, Rwanda; Email: info@statistics.gov.rw; Internet: www.statistics.gov.rw. |
Abstract: | Kigali, Rwanda |