Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth in Rwanda
Rwanda: Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth was 67.78 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth in Rwanda, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 67.78 for extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth in Rwanda peaked at 67.78 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.16, in 1994.
Rwanda ranks 185th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 43.18 | — |
| 1951 | 43.47 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 43.77 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 44.09 | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 44.43 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 44.79 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 45.18 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 45.61 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 46.05 | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 46.55 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 47.02 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 47.46 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 47.8 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 44 | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 48.13 | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 48.2 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 48.08 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 47.99 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 47.73 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 47.44 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 47.12 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 46.76 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 46.34 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 45.94 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 45.57 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 45.32 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 45.31 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 45.58 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 46.16 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 47.09 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 48.12 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 49.22 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 50.19 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 50.94 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 51.45 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 51.7 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 51.71 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 51.47 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 50.91 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 49.48 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 47.76 | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 46.24 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 44.4 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 42.94 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 12.16 | -71.7% |
| 1995 | 41.52 | +241.5% |
| 1996 | 42.49 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 41.98 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 43.1 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 45.75 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 47.8 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 49.49 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 51.26 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 53.53 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 55.52 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 56.97 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 58.34 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 59.5 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 60.64 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 61.81 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 62.8 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 63.48 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 64.19 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 64.65 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 65.09 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 65.42 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 65.73 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.14 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 66.35 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 66.69 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 66.95 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 66.85 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 67.53 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 67.78 | +0.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 67.78 is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.65, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 67.78 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +241.5% | 12.16 | 41.52 |
| 1994 | -71.7% | 42.94 | 12.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.71 | 43.18 | 46.55 | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.39 | 44 | 48.2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.12 | 45.31 | 47.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.52 | 48.12 | 51.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.83 | 12.16 | 47.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.49 | 47.8 | 61.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.05 | 62.8 | 66.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.28 | 66.85 | 67.78 | 4 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,738 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth in Rwanda?
- Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth in Rwanda was 67.78 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 67.78 in 2023.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.16 in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth?
- Rwanda ranks 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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