Rwanda vs Uganda: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Rwanda
67.79 years
in 2023
Uganda
68.25 years
in 2023
Rwanda rank
185th
Uganda rank
184th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Rwanda
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 68.25 years against 67.79 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0.46 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 185th and Uganda ranks 184th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.71 years | 42.22 years | 2.5 years | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 47.39 years | 47.85 years | 0.4656 years | Uganda |
| 1970s | 46.12 years | 46.73 years | 0.6097 years | Uganda |
| 1980s | 50.52 years | 45.09 years | 5.43 years | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 40.83 years | 47.89 years | 7.05 years | Uganda |
| 2000s | 55.49 years | 54.35 years | 1.14 years | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 65.05 years | 63.34 years | 1.72 years | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 67.28 years | 67.2 years | 0.0824 years | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Rwanda or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 68.25 years against 67.79 years in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Rwanda and Uganda?
- 0.46 years, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Rwanda ranks 185th and Uganda ranks 184th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.