Rwanda vs Sudan: Life expectancy at birth, female

Rwanda
70.14 years
in 2024
Sudan
69.83 years
in 2024
Rwanda rank
174th
Sudan rank
176th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sudan
20406080196019922024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 70.14 years against 69.83 years in Sudan, a difference of 0.31 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.

Rwanda ranks 174th and Sudan ranks 176th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 47.97 years 52.11 years 4.14 years Sudan
1970s 46.58 years 54.6 years 8.01 years Sudan
1980s 51.95 years 55.79 years 3.84 years Sudan
1990s 43.02 years 59.8 years 16.78 years Sudan
2000s 56.98 years 62.64 years 5.66 years Sudan
2010s 66.98 years 67.14 years 0.1576 years Sudan
2020s 69.53 years 68.71 years 0.8214 years Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Rwanda or Sudan?
Rwanda, at 70.14 years against 69.83 years in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Rwanda and Sudan?
0.31 years, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Sudan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Rwanda ranks 174th and Sudan ranks 176th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.