How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Rwanda vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Life expectancy of women vs. men

Rwanda

69.89 years

in 2023

Tanzania, United Republic of

69.78 years

in 2023

Rwanda rank

193rd

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

194th

Life expectancy of women vs. men over time

Rwanda
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 69.89 years against 69.78 years in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 193rd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 194th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1950s	45.21 years	43.18 years	2.03 years	Rwanda
1960s	47.97 years	45.58 years	2.39 years	Rwanda
1970s	46.58 years	50.54 years	3.95 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s	51.95 years	54.21 years	2.26 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	43.02 years	52.92 years	9.9 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	56.98 years	58.51 years	1.53 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	66.98 years	65.88 years	1.11 years	Rwanda
2020s	69.37 years	69.61 years	0.2395 years	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy of women vs. men, Rwanda or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Rwanda, at 69.89 years against 69.78 years in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy of women vs. men between Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.11 years, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for life expectancy of women vs. men?: Rwanda ranks 193rd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 194th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy of women vs. men
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.