Rwanda - Life expectancy at birth 2023

Life expectancy improves in Rwanda

In 2023 the life expectancy in Rwanda increased to 67.79 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 69.89 years and for men 65.49 years.

Rwanda’s position was held this year in position 144th with respect to the ranking of 195 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 2022, when it was 67.53 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 64.65 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
2023	69.89	65.49	67.79
2022	69.63	65.24	67.53
2021	68.92	64.59	66.85
2020	69.06	64.64	66.95
2019	68.81	64.36	66.69
2018	68.42	64.07	66.35
2017	68.25	63.81	66.14
2016	67.76	63.48	65.73
2015	67.39	63.23	65.42
2014	67.03	62.92	65.09
2013	66.51	62.57	64.65
2012	65.94	62.23	64.19
2011	65.26	61.48	63.48
2010	64.48	60.93	62.80
2009	63.73	59.68	61.81
2008	62.59	58.48	60.64
2007	61.27	57.53	59.50
2006	59.98	56.51	58.34
2005	58.44	55.31	56.97
2004	56.79	54.10	55.52
2003	54.66	52.26	53.53
2002	52.47	49.91	51.26
2001	50.89	47.96	49.49
2000	49.00	46.49	47.80
1999	47.09	44.30	45.75
1998	45.37	40.70	43.10
1997	44.27	39.56	41.98
1996	44.24	40.61	42.49
1995	43.73	39.20	41.52
1994	13.33	11.41	12.16
1993	45.53	40.60	42.94
1992	47.25	41.84	44.40
1991	49.05	43.71	46.24
1990	50.34	45.42	47.76
1989	51.57	47.55	49.49
1988	52.44	49.45	50.91
1987	53.02	49.97	51.47
1986	53.25	50.22	51.71
1985	53.21	50.25	51.70
1984	52.89	50.05	51.45
1983	52.30	49.62	50.94
1982	51.43	48.97	50.19
1981	50.32	48.12	49.22
1980	49.07	47.17	48.12
1979	47.89	46.27	47.09
1978	46.81	45.51	46.17
1977	46.08	45.06	45.58
1976	45.71	44.90	45.31
1975	45.65	44.99	45.32
1974	45.87	45.25	45.57
1973	46.28	45.59	45.94
1972	46.75	45.92	46.34
1971	47.20	46.29	46.76
1970	47.61	46.59	47.12
1969	47.98	46.87	47.44
1968	48.27	47.16	47.73
1967	48.49	47.45	47.99
1966	48.62	47.52	48.08
1965	48.73	47.65	48.20
1964	48.69	47.55	48.13
1963	45.09	42.90	44.00
1962	48.33	47.24	47.80
1961	47.98	46.91	47.46
1960	47.54	46.48	47.02

Rwanda - Life expectancy at birth