Rwanda

Teenage Pregnancies

According to the most recent Rwanda Demographic Health Survey, released in 2020, the number of underage pregnancies rose from 17,337 in 2017 to 19,832 three years on.

The percentage of women age 15-19 who have begun childbearing increases with age, from less than 1% among those age 15 to 15% among those age 19.

By province, the percentage of teenagers who have begun childbearing is highest in East and South (6% each) and lowest in West and City of Kigali (4% each).

Gender Based Violence

Ever-married women age 15-49 who have experienced physical violence since age 15 most often name their current husband/partner (60%), their former husband/partner (27%), and their mother/stepmother (10%) as the perpetrators of the violence.

Twenty-three percent of women and 6% of men age 15-49 reported that they had ever experienced sexual violence.

Among women age 15-49yrs, 37% have experienced physical violence since age 15 and 23% have ever experienced sexual violence. The corresponding proportions among men are 30% and 6%.