Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 18.19 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Rwanda, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, female in Rwanda stood at 18.19 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Rwanda peaked at 18.19 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.89 years, in 1994.
Rwanda ranks 176th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.19 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 15.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 14.86 years | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 15.31 years | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 15.31 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 15.29 years | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 15.27 years | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 15.24 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 15.19 years | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 15.14 years | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 15.08 years | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 15.02 years | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 14.97 years | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 14.95 years | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 14.97 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 15.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 15.18 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 15.35 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 15.5 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 15.68 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 15.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 15.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 15.82 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 15.75 years | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 15.63 years | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 15.46 years | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 15.27 years | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 14.99 years | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 14.69 years | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 14.35 years | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 14.04 years | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 13.58 years | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 13.16 years | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 3.89 years | -70.4% |
| 1995 | 13.01 years | +234.5% |
| 1996 | 13.25 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 13.32 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 13.56 years | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 13.96 years | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 14.35 years | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 14.67 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 14.94 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 15.24 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 15.63 years | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 15.83 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 16.07 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 16.31 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 16.49 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 16.71 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 16.82 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 16.98 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 17.12 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 17.24 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 17.38 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 17.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.77 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 17.7 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 17.87 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 17.92 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 17.77 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 18.07 years | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 18.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 18.19 years | +0.3% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 18.19 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.76 years, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 18.19 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.81 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +234.5% | 3.89 years | 13.01 years |
| 1994 | -70.4% | 13.16 years | 3.89 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.22 years | 14.86 years | 15.31 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.12 years | 14.95 years | 15.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.49 years | 14.69 years | 15.83 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.61 years | 3.89 years | 14.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.62 years | 14.35 years | 16.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.38 years | 16.82 years | 17.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.02 years | 17.77 years | 18.19 years | 5 |
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More gender data for Rwanda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,716 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9861 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,439 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,439 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 194,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 198,438 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 191,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 194,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 188,797 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Rwanda?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Rwanda was 18.19 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 18.19 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.89 years in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Rwanda ranks 176th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female 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 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.