Health in Western Province, Rwanda: official figures
82.9% of people in the Western Province had health insurance (mostly the community scheme, Mutuelle de Santé) in 2023/24, the lowest of Rwanda's four provinces and Kigali (Rwanda: 85.3%).
How far is the nearest health centre in Western Province?
Households in the Western Province were on average 34 minutes' walk from the nearest health facility in 2023/24, 2nd longest of Rwanda's four provinces and Kigali (Rwanda: 32 minutes).
Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda · saved copyHow many children in Western Province are malnourished?
32.6% of children under five in the Western Province were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2025, 1.0% were wasted and 5.4% underweight; the stunting rate is 2nd 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 Western Province are vaccinated?
96.2% of children aged 12 to 23 months in the Western Province had all basic vaccines in 2025 and 82.7% every vaccine in the national schedule; 2nd 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 Western Province get antenatal care?
79.3% of women in the Western Province who gave birth in the two years before the 2025 survey had at least four antenatal visits, 98.2% of births were in a health facility and 67.5% 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 Western Province?
6.6% of young women aged 15 to 19 in the Western Province had already been pregnant in 2025, joint 2nd 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 Western Province get family planning?
61.0% of married women in the Western Province used a modern contraceptive method in 2025 and 11.1% 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
- 80,403 pregnant women were tested for HIV in the Western Province in 2024 and 174 (0.22%) tested positive, 2nd lowest of Rwanda's four provinces and Kigali (Rwanda: 0.34%). Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda · saved copy
How Western Province compares with other provinces
Children under 5 stunted (2025)
Western Province ranks 2 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)
Western Province ranks 5 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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