Life Expectancy at Birth: Rwanda
Rwanda's life expectancy at birth is currently 68.017 years as of 2024. # Rwanda Life Expectancy at Birth Rwanda's life expectancy reached 68.
Current (2024)
68.017 years
+0.3% y/y
Peak (2024)
68.017 years
Low (1994)
12.158 years
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Life Expectancy at Birth — Rwanda
1960 — 2024
Life Expectancy at Birth — Rwanda
Analysis# Rwanda Life Expectancy at Birth
Rwanda's life expectancy reached 68.017 years in 2024, matching its all-time peak. This represents a remarkable 44.6% increase since 1960, reflecting decades of health system development and improved living standards. The trajectory, however, masks a catastrophic collapse: life expectancy plummeted to just 12.158 years in 1994 during the genocide, the lowest point in the dataset. Recovery from that nadir has been consistent and substantial.
The period from 2015 onward shows steady annual gains, with life expectancy climbing from 65.419 years to the current 68.017 years in less than a decade. A minor dip in 2021 briefly interrupted this momentum before resuming upward. Rwanda's sustained gains suggest continued investment in healthcare access and disease prevention is driving progress, positioning the country among Africa's fastest-improving health indicators.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 68.017 years | +0.34% |
| 2023 | 67.785 years | +0.38% |
| 2022 | 67.528 years | +1.01% |
| 2021 | 66.85 years | -0.15% |
| 2020 | 66.953 years | +0.39% |
| 2019 | 66.691 years | +0.51% |
| 2018 | 66.354 years | +0.32% |
| 2017 | 66.14 years | +0.62% |
| 2016 | 65.733 years | +0.48% |
| 2015 | 65.419 years | +0.51% |
| 2014 | 65.088 years | +0.68% |
| 2013 | 64.651 years | +0.72% |
| 2012 | 64.189 years | +1.12% |
| 2011 | 63.476 years | +1.07% |
| 2010 | 62.804 years | +1.60% |
| 2009 | 61.813 years | +1.93% |
| 2008 | 60.641 years | +1.91% |
| 2007 | 59.504 years | +1.99% |
| 2006 | 58.342 years | +2.41% |
| 2005 | 56.968 years | +2.61% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 55.52 years | +3.72% |
| 2003 | 53.529 years | +4.42% |
| 2002 | 51.262 years | +3.58% |
| 2001 | 49.49 years | +3.54% |
| 2000 | 47.798 years | +4.48% |
| 1999 | 45.749 years | +6.15% |
| 1998 | 43.099 years | +2.67% |
| 1997 | 41.978 years | -1.20% |
| 1996 | 42.486 years | +2.33% |
| 1995 | 41.518 years | +241.49% |
| 1994 | 12.158 years | -71.68% |
| 1993 | 42.937 years | -3.29% |
| 1992 | 44.397 years | -3.99% |
| 1991 | 46.243 years | -3.18% |
| 1990 | 47.763 years | -3.48% |
| 1989 | 49.485 years | -2.81% |
| 1988 | 50.914 years | -1.07% |
| 1987 | 51.465 years | -0.47% |
| 1986 | 51.706 years | +0.00% |
| 1985 | 51.704 years | +0.50% |
| 1984 | 51.445 years | +0.98% |
| 1983 | 50.944 years | +1.51% |
| 1982 | 50.188 years | +1.97% |
| 1981 | 49.216 years | +2.27% |
| 1980 | 48.122 years | +2.20% |
| 1979 | 47.087 years | +2.00% |
| 1978 | 46.165 years | +1.29% |
| 1977 | 45.579 years | +0.59% |
| 1976 | 45.312 years | -0.03% |
| 1975 | 45.324 years | -0.53% |
| 1974 | 45.566 years | -0.82% |
| 1973 | 45.944 years | -0.86% |
| 1972 | 46.343 years | -0.88% |
| 1971 | 46.755 years | -0.77% |
| 1970 | 47.116 years | -0.68% |
| 1969 | 47.437 years | -0.62% |
| 1968 | 47.731 years | -0.53% |
| 1967 | 47.987 years | -0.20% |
| 1966 | 48.084 years | -0.25% |
| 1965 | 48.203 years | +0.15% |
| 1964 | 48.131 years | +9.39% |
| 1963 | 43.998 years | -7.96% |
| 1962 | 47.802 years | +0.72% |
| 1961 | 47.458 years | +0.93% |
| 1960 | 47.022 years | — |
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