Rwanda - Life expectancy at birth 2017

Life expectancy increases in Rwanda

In 2017 the life expectancy in Rwanda increased to 67.5 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 69.63 years and for men 65.32 years.

Rwanda’s position was held this year in position 138th with respect to the ranking of 192 we publish life expectancy.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Rwanda over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2016, when it was 67.13 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2007, when it was 58.97 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Rwanda. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Rwanda in Rwandan economy.

Rwanda - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2017	69.63	65.32	67.50
2016	69.25	64.97	67.13
2015	68.79	64.56	66.70
2014	68.24	64.09	66.19
2013	67.59	63.55	65.60
2012	66.83	62.93	64.91
2011	65.94	62.22	64.11
2010	64.87	61.35	63.14
2009	63.58	60.28	61.96
2008	62.06	59.01	60.57
2007	60.34	57.54	58.97
2006	58.46	55.90	57.22
2005	56.56	54.23	55.43
2004	54.78	52.66	53.76
2003	53.19	51.27	52.27
2002	51.81	50.05	50.97
2001	50.58	48.94	49.79
2000	49.18	47.59	48.42
1999	47.20	45.56	46.41
1998	44.47	42.68	43.60
1997	41.01	38.99	40.01
1996	37.09	34.76	35.92
1995	33.33	30.66	31.98
1994	30.54	27.54	29.00
1993	29.28	26.02	27.61
1992	29.87	26.43	28.10
1991	32.24	28.72	30.43
1990	36.01	32.50	34.22
1989	40.52	37.10	38.78
1988	44.93	41.63	43.26
1987	48.58	45.37	46.97
1986	51.14	48.02	49.58
1985	52.48	49.40	50.95
1984	52.70	49.64	51.18
1983	52.23	49.18	50.71
1982	51.45	48.40	49.93
1981	50.52	47.48	49.01
1980	49.59	46.56	48.09
1979	48.75	45.71	47.24
1978	48.00	44.95	46.49
1977	47.36	44.27	45.82
1976	46.85	43.73	45.30
1975	46.50	43.35	44.93
1974	46.29	43.11	44.71
1973	46.18	42.96	44.58
1972	46.10	42.86	44.49
1971	46.03	42.78	44.41
1970	45.96	42.70	44.34
1969	45.87	42.61	44.25
1968	45.75	42.51	44.14
1967	45.61	42.38	44.01
1966	45.45	42.23	43.85
1965	45.24	42.04	43.65
1964	45.01	41.81	43.42
1963	44.75	41.56	43.16
1962	44.47	41.29	42.88
1961	44.18	41.00	42.59
1960	43.88	40.70	42.29

Rwanda - Life expectancy at birth