Fertility Decline in Rwanda: Is Gender Preference in the Way?

Table 1

Changes in child mortality, fertility, and desired family size in Rwanda.

	2000	2005	2010
Infant mortality	107	86	50
Under five mortality	196	152	76
Total Fertility Rate	5.8	6.1	4.6
Ideal family size	4.9	4.3	3.3
Unmet need for contraceptive	36%	38%	24%
Use of modern contraception	4%	10%	45%

Source: RDHS 2000 [11], RDHS 2005 [12], and RDHS 2010 [10] reports.