Survival to age 65, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: Survival to age 65, female was 73.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Rwanda, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, survival to age 65, female in Rwanda stood at 73.1%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Rwanda peaked at 73.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1994.
Rwanda ranks 175th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.5% | — |
| 1961 | 42.1% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 42.5% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 36.6% | -13.8% |
| 1964 | 42.9% | +17.1% |
| 1965 | 43.0% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 42.8% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 42.6% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 42.3% | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 41.9% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 41.5% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 40.9% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 40.3% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 39.8% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 39.3% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 39.2% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 39.5% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 40.2% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 41.3% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 42.8% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 44.3% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 45.7% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 47.0% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 47.8% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 48.2% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 47.7% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 46.8% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 45.3% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 43.5% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 41.1% | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 38.8% | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 35.7% | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 32.8% | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 31.4% | +706009.4% |
| 1996 | 32.5% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 32.9% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 34.3% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 37.2% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 42.8% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 48.2% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 65.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 68.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 72.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.8% | 36.6% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.5% | 39.2% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.4% | 43.5% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 0.0% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 40.1% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 63.4% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 70.4% | 73.1% | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Rwanda?
- Survival to age 65, female in Rwanda was 73.1% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Rwanda ranks 175th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.