Life expectancy, source comparison in Rwanda
Rwanda: Life expectancy, source comparison was 67.78 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy, source comparison in Rwanda, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy, source comparison in Rwanda stood at 67.78 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Rwanda peaked at 67.78 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.16 years, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.71 years | 43.18 years | 46.55 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.39 years | 44 years | 48.2 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.12 years | 45.31 years | 47.12 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.52 years | 48.12 years | 51.71 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.83 years | 12.16 years | 47.76 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.49 years | 47.8 years | 61.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.05 years | 62.8 years | 66.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.28 years | 66.85 years | 67.78 years | 4 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 117,118 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 123,314 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 124,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 130,109 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 132,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 137,831 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy, source comparison in Rwanda?
- Life expectancy, source comparison in Rwanda was 67.78 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 67.78 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.16 years in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
- Rwanda ranks 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy, source comparison 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.