Rwanda - Use of insecticide-treated bed nets (% of under-5 population)

Use of insecticide-treated bed nets (% of under-5 population) in Rwanda was 68.00 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 74.10 in 2013, while its lowest value was 5.00 in 2000.

Definition: Use of insecticide-treated bed nets refers to the percentage of children under age five who slept under an insecticide-treated bednet to prevent malaria.

Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys.

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Year Value
2000 5.00
2005 12.60
2008 56.50
2010 69.60
2011 69.60
2013 74.10
2015 67.70
2017 68.00

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Malaria is endemic to the poorest countries in the world, mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Insecticide-treated nets, properly used and maintained, are one of the most important malaria-preventive strategies to limit human-mosquito contact.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention