Figure 5: The skulls at a memorial site of the victims who's lives were taken due to genocide. (Congo Arrests Rwandan Genocide Suspect)
It was believed that about 800,000 people died due to the genocide, only 130,000 Tutsis survived the massacre. 500,000 Tutsis died in the genocide, which was 3/4th of the total population of Tutsis. The Rwandan government found that 1,074,017 people, which was about 1/7th of the total population actually died. The Tutsis took up about 94% of the total number of victims murdered during the course of the genocide. 120,000 people were jailed due to their involvement in the genocide, but thousands died because of the terrible conditions of the jail in which they were being held. In April 2000 2,500 people were tried and 300 of them received death sentences. (Watch)
Figure 6: A young orphaned child sits on steps hopeless. (Orphans)
The scars of the genocide and subsequent reprisals will remain with Rwandans for generations, and may yet provoke another round of mass killing.” In 2009 the GDP was about $5.1 million, and the growth rate was about 6.5%. The per capita is about $510, while the average inflation rate 5.7%. While 36% of the GDP is agriculturally based; they produce coffee, tea, pyrethrum (insecticide made from chrysanthemums), bananas, beans, sorghum, potatoes, livestock. Industry only takes up about 14.2% of Rwanda’s total GDP. Rwanda produces cement, agricultural products, beer production, soft drinks, soap, furniture, shoes, plastic goods, textiles, cigarettes, pharmaceuticals. There is about 60% of the population below the poverty line. Their life expectancy is about 58, while their infant mortality rate is 64/ 1000. Also their population growth rate is about 2.7%, with a total population of 11,370,425. They are 73rd on the list of the biggest populations. About 170,000 people are suffering with HIV/AIDs and about 4,100 died due to HIV/ AIDs, their country has a high risk of people getting sick, their major diseases are bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever and malaria. Overall Rwanda isn’t doing very good after the tragedy that is the Rwandan genocide. (State)
