Health in Northern Province, Rwanda: official figures
91.7% of people in the Northern Province had health insurance (mostly the community scheme, Mutuelle de Santé) in 2023/24, the highest of Rwanda's four provinces and Kigali (Rwanda: 85.3%).
How far is the nearest health centre in Northern Province?
Households in the Northern Province were on average 28 minutes' walk from the nearest health facility in 2023/24, 2nd shortest of Rwanda's four provinces and Kigali (Rwanda: 32 minutes).
Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda · saved copyHow many children in Northern Province are malnourished?
32.7% of children under five in the Northern Province were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2025, 0.6% were wasted and 4.2% underweight; the stunting rate is the highest of Rwanda's four provinces and Kigali (Rwanda: 26.8%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda and Ministry of Health (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyHow many children in Northern Province are vaccinated?
97.4% of children aged 12 to 23 months in the Northern Province had all basic vaccines in 2025 and 89.4% every vaccine in the national schedule; the highest of Rwanda's four provinces and Kigali for basic vaccines (Rwanda: 94.2% and 81.5%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda and Ministry of Health (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyDo women in Northern Province get antenatal care?
76.0% of women in the Northern Province who gave birth in the two years before the 2025 survey had at least four antenatal visits, 99.6% of births were in a health facility and 73.0% of mothers had a postnatal check within two days (Rwanda: 77.5%, 98.1% and 68.1%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda and Ministry of Health (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyHow common is teenage pregnancy in Northern Province?
4.7% of young women aged 15 to 19 in the Northern Province had already been pregnant in 2025, the lowest of Rwanda's four provinces and Kigali (Rwanda: 8.1%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda and Ministry of Health (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyCan women in Northern Province get family planning?
72.1% of married women in the Northern Province used a modern contraceptive method in 2025 and 5.4% had an unmet need for family planning (Rwanda: 64.2% and 8.9%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda and Ministry of Health (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyMore figures
- 53,527 pregnant women were tested for HIV in the Northern Province in 2024 and 112 (0.21%) tested positive, the lowest of Rwanda's four provinces and Kigali (Rwanda: 0.34%). Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda · saved copy
How Northern Province compares with other provinces
Children under 5 stunted (2025)
Northern Province ranks 1 of 5, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Province | 32.7% |
| 2 | Western Province | 32.6% |
| 3 | Southern Province | 26.1% |
| 4 | Eastern Province | 25.8% |
| 5 | City of Kigali | 14.2% |
Population with health insurance (2023/24)
Northern Province ranks 1 of 5, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Population with health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Province | 91.7% |
| 2 | Southern Province | 84.8% |
| 3 | Eastern Province | 84.5% |
| 4 | City of Kigali | 84.2% |
| 5 | Western Province | 82.9% |
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Sources
- National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda and Ministry of Health (with ICF, The DHS Program): Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2025, Key Indicators Report (Tables 3.2, 4, 7, 9, 10 and 13 by province), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 71e62feb691d…)
- National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda: Seventh Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey (EICV7) 2023/24, Main Indicators Report tables, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8a01ec05d851…)
- National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda: Rwanda Statistical Yearbook 2025 (tables 15.1-15.2: 2022 census by province; 14.1.2: crimes by province, Rwanda Investigation Bureau; 3.2.3: HIV testing of pregnant women by province, Rwanda Biomedical Centre), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ef41d895c949…)
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