Rwanda - Life expectancy at birth 2018

Life expectancy improves in Rwanda

In 2018 the life expectancy in Rwanda increased to 68.7 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 70.78 years and for men 66.52 years.

Rwanda’s position was held this year in position 137th 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 2017, when it was 68.34 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2008, when it was 60.61 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
2018	70.78	66.52	68.70
2017	70.40	66.19	68.34
2016	69.95	65.81	67.93
2015	69.43	65.37	67.45
2014	68.82	64.85	66.88
2013	68.10	64.25	66.22
2012	67.26	63.53	65.44
2011	66.28	62.68	64.52
2010	65.11	61.67	63.43
2009	63.72	60.46	62.13
2008	62.11	59.04	60.61
2007	60.31	57.45	58.92
2006	58.37	55.73	57.08
2005	56.44	54.01	55.25
2004	54.68	52.45	53.60
2003	53.18	51.12	52.18
2002	51.91	50.01	50.99
2001	50.81	49.01	49.94
2000	49.50	47.75	48.65
1999	47.50	45.73	46.64
1998	44.59	42.75	43.69
1997	40.82	38.84	39.84
1996	36.46	34.30	35.38
1995	32.23	29.87	31.04
1994	29.04	26.48	27.74
1993	27.57	24.83	26.17
1992	28.16	25.29	26.69
1991	30.76	27.80	29.25
1990	34.94	31.94	33.41
1989	39.96	36.96	38.44
1988	44.86	41.89	43.36
1987	48.88	45.95	47.41
1986	51.69	48.78	50.23
1985	53.12	50.25	51.69
1984	53.31	50.46	51.89
1983	52.75	49.92	51.34
1982	51.89	49.08	50.49
1981	50.90	48.09	49.50
1980	49.92	47.12	48.53
1979	49.06	46.25	47.66
1978	48.31	45.48	46.90
1977	47.66	44.79	46.23
1976	47.14	44.24	45.69
1975	46.79	43.84	45.32
1974	46.58	43.59	45.08
1973	46.45	43.43	44.95
1972	46.37	43.32	44.85
1971	46.30	43.24	44.77
1970	46.22	43.16	44.70
1969	46.13	43.07	44.61
1968	46.01	42.98	44.51
1967	45.87	42.87	44.38
1966	45.70	42.73	44.23
1965	45.49	42.55	44.03
1964	45.24	42.34	43.80
1963	44.97	42.08	43.54
1962	44.68	41.79	43.25
1961	44.38	41.48	42.94
1960	44.06	41.15	42.62

Rwanda - Life expectancy at birth