Rwanda - Life expectancy at birth 2020

Life expectancy improves in Rwanda

In 2020 the life expectancy in Rwanda increased to 66.77 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 69 years and for men 64.36 years.

Rwanda’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 147th in 2019 to 143th in 2020.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Rwanda over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2019, when it was 66.44 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2010, when it was 62.54 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
2020	69.00	64.36	66.77
2019	68.48	64.18	66.44
2018	68.27	64.01	66.25
2017	68.10	63.56	65.94
2016	67.92	63.33	65.74
2015	67.16	63.22	65.30
2014	66.91	62.76	64.94
2013	66.09	62.57	64.43
2012	65.87	61.95	64.01
2011	65.09	61.25	63.26
2010	64.18	60.74	62.54
2009	63.40	60.35	61.96
2008	62.52	59.58	61.13
2007	61.16	58.63	59.97
2006	59.80	57.49	58.71
2005	58.21	56.32	57.32
2004	56.24	54.67	55.49
2003	54.01	52.67	53.37
2002	51.87	50.12	51.03
2001	50.11	47.85	49.02
2000	48.28	45.90	47.13
1999	45.79	43.38	44.62
1998	43.65	39.66	41.68
1997	42.45	38.78	40.64
1996	42.15	39.20	40.70
1995	41.76	38.15	39.97
1994	15.66	13.07	14.10
1993	44.67	39.89	42.17
1992	46.71	42.12	44.32
1991	48.74	44.45	46.52
1990	50.47	46.52	48.43
1989	51.74	48.76	50.22
1988	52.68	49.36	50.98
1987	53.48	49.59	51.48
1986	53.43	49.93	51.64
1985	53.44	50.10	51.73
1984	53.20	50.13	51.64
1983	52.78	49.90	51.32
1982	52.04	49.37	50.69
1981	50.74	48.13	49.42
1980	49.19	46.75	47.96
1979	47.78	45.55	46.66
1978	46.35	44.61	45.48
1977	45.48	44.11	44.80
1976	45.17	44.12	44.65
1975	44.99	44.41	44.70
1974	45.62	44.99	45.30
1973	46.21	45.60	45.91
1972	46.92	46.07	46.50
1971	47.26	46.39	46.83
1970	47.59	46.70	47.15
1969	47.84	46.94	47.40
1968	48.23	47.24	47.75
1967	48.59	47.57	48.09
1966	48.68	47.63	48.17
1965	48.80	47.74	48.28
1964	48.83	47.63	48.24
1963	45.30	42.86	44.07
1962	48.51	47.45	47.99
1961	48.21	47.10	47.66
1960	47.73	46.61	47.18

Rwanda - Life expectancy at birth