Survival to age 65, male in Rwanda
Rwanda: Survival to age 65, male was 63.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male 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, male in Rwanda stood at 63.1%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Rwanda peaked at 63.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1994.
That places Rwanda 170th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, male in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.2% | — |
| 1961 | 40.7% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 41.1% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 33.5% | -18.5% |
| 1964 | 41.4% | +23.7% |
| 1965 | 41.6% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 41.5% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 41.4% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 41.1% | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 40.8% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 40.5% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 40.2% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 39.8% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 39.4% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 39.0% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 38.7% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 38.6% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 38.7% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 39.2% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 40.0% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 40.8% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 41.7% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 42.3% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 42.5% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 42.1% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 41.4% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 40.4% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 39.0% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 34.6% | -11.2% |
| 1990 | 30.8% | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 27.8% | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 24.7% | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 22.8% | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | +249143233.3% |
| 1996 | 25.2% | +12.4% |
| 1997 | 23.9% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 25.6% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 31.7% | +23.7% |
| 2000 | 35.1% | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 36.8% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 39.4% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 45.8% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 48.6% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 61.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 60.5% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 62.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 63.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.3% | 33.5% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.4% | 38.6% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.7% | 34.6% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 0.0% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 35.1% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 55.5% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 60.5% | 63.1% | 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, male in Rwanda?
- Survival to age 65, male in Rwanda was 63.1% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Rwanda ranks 170th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, male (% 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.