Life Expectancy at Birth in Rwanda
Rwanda: Life Expectancy at Birth was 68.02 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Rwanda, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Rwanda is 68.02, measured in 2024. 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 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Rwanda peaked at 68.02 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.16, in 1994.
That places Rwanda 166th out of 216 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.39 | 44 | 48.2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.12 | 45.31 | 47.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.52 | 48.12 | 51.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.83 | 12.16 | 47.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.49 | 47.8 | 61.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.05 | 62.8 | 66.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.43 | 66.85 | 68.02 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 163 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 68.71 compare
- 164 Gabon 68.51 compare
- 165 Uganda 68.49 compare
- 167 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 67.9 compare
- 168 Pakistan 67.8 compare
- 169 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 67.6 compare
More gender data for Rwanda
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 192,604 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 187,175 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 191,052 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 185,029 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 188,840 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Rwanda?
- Life expectancy at birth in Rwanda was 68.02 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 68.02 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.16 in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Rwanda ranks 166th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.