Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Rwanda

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Rwanda was 67.79 years. A difference of +0.26 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Rwanda were 65.49 years and 69.89 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Rwanda for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Rwanda (Years)
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Male
Female
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Rwanda (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 47.02 46.48 47.54
1961 47.46 46.91 47.98
1962 47.8 47.24 48.33
1963 44 42.9 45.09
1964 48.13 47.55 48.69
1965 48.2 47.65 48.73
1966 48.08 47.52 48.62
1967 47.99 47.45 48.49
1968 47.73 47.16 48.27
1969 47.44 46.87 47.98
1970 47.12 46.59 47.61
1971 46.76 46.29 47.2
1972 46.34 45.92 46.75
1973 45.94 45.59 46.28
1974 45.57 45.25 45.87
1975 45.32 44.99 45.65
1976 45.31 44.9 45.71
1977 45.58 45.06 46.08
1978 46.17 45.51 46.81
1979 47.09 46.27 47.89
1980 48.12 47.17 49.07
1981 49.22 48.12 50.32
1982 50.19 48.97 51.43
1983 50.94 49.62 52.3
1984 51.45 50.05 52.89
1985 51.7 50.25 53.21
1986 51.71 50.22 53.25
1987 51.47 49.97 53.02
1988 50.91 49.45 52.44
1989 49.49 47.55 51.57
1990 47.76 45.42 50.34
1991 46.24 43.71 49.05
1992 44.4 41.84 47.25
1993 42.94 40.6 45.53
1994 12.16 11.41 13.33
1995 41.52 39.2 43.73
1996 42.49 40.61 44.24
1997 41.98 39.56 44.27
1998 43.1 40.7 45.37
1999 45.75 44.3 47.09
2000 47.8 46.49 49
2001 49.49 47.96 50.89
2002 51.26 49.91 52.47
2003 53.53 52.26 54.66
2004 55.52 54.1 56.79
2005 56.97 55.31 58.44
2006 58.34 56.51 59.98
2007 59.5 57.53 61.27
2008 60.64 58.48 62.59
2009 61.81 59.68 63.73
2010 62.8 60.93 64.48
2011 63.48 61.48 65.26
2012 64.19 62.23 65.94
2013 64.65 62.57 66.51
2014 65.09 62.92 67.03
2015 65.42 63.23 67.39
2016 65.73 63.48 67.76
2017 66.14 63.81 68.25
2018 66.35 64.07 68.42
2019 66.69 64.36 68.81
2020 66.95 64.64 69.06
2021 66.85 64.58 68.92
2022 67.53 65.24 69.63
2023 67.79 65.49 69.89