Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Rwanda
Rwanda: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males was 65.49 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Rwanda, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 65.49 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Rwanda peaked at 65.49 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.41 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 | 44.21 years | 42.66 years | 46.01 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.77 years | 42.9 years | 47.65 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.64 years | 44.9 years | 46.59 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.14 years | 47.17 years | 50.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.73 years | 11.41 years | 45.41 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.82 years | 46.49 years | 59.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.91 years | 60.93 years | 64.36 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.99 years | 64.58 years | 65.49 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 remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Rwanda?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Rwanda was 65.49 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 65.49 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.41 years in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males?
- Rwanda ranks 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among males, in a given year.