Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Rwanda
Rwanda: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 3.26 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Rwanda, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 65 by sex in Rwanda is 3.26, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Rwanda peaked at 38.96 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.26, in 2023.
Rwanda ranks 43rd of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.87 | 3.79 | 3.94 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.77 | 3.73 | 4.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.77 | 3.74 | 3.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.09 | 3.78 | 4.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.82 | 4.84 | 38.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.14 | 3.78 | 4.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.54 | 3.42 | 3.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 | 3.26 | 3.4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 3.36 compare
- 41 Philippines 3.34 compare
- 42 Mauritania 3.31 compare
- 44 Afghanistan 3.25 compare
- 45 Turkmenistan 3.25 compare
- 46 Mongolia 3.24 compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 860.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,738 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5118 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Rwanda?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Rwanda was 3.26 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 38.96 in 1994.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.26 in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Rwanda ranks 43rd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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