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Life Expectancy in Rwanda vs South Sudan (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 68.5 years in Rwanda vs 58 in South Sudan. Rwanda is ranked 148/197 by life expectancy, and South Sudan is 195/197. In Rwanda, the life expectancy is 66.1 years for males and 70.6 years for females. In South Sudan, it's 55 years for males and 61 years for females.

Rwanda vs South Sudan life expectancy at birth by year

Rwanda
Male

Female
South Sudan
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Rwanda South Sudan
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 68.5 66.1 70.6 58 55 61
2025 68.2 65.9 70.4 57.9 54.9 60.9
2024 68 65.7 70.1 57.7 54.8 60.7
2023 67.8 65.5 69.9 57.6 54.6 60.6
2022 67.5 65.2 69.6 57.2 54.3 60.1
2021 66.8 64.6 68.9 57 54.4 59.7
2020 67 64.6 69.1 57.6 54.8 60.5
2019 66.7 64.4 68.8 58.1 55.7 60.5
2018 66.4 64.1 68.4 51.9 49.2 54.7
2017 66.1 63.8 68.2 35.4 32.4 38.7
2016 65.7 63.5 67.8 36.7 33.8 40
2015 65.4 63.2 67.4 39.8 36.9 42.9
2014 65.1 62.9 67 45.6 42.7 48.8
2013 64.7 62.6 66.5 58.3 56.8 59.7
2012 64.2 62.2 65.9 58.2 56.9 59.5
2011 63.5 61.5 65.3 57.7 56.3 59
2010 62.8 60.9 64.5 57.5 56.4 58.5
2009 61.8 59.7 63.7 56.8 55.8 57.8
2008 60.6 58.5 62.6 56.3 55.3 57.2
2007 59.5 57.5 61.3 55.4 54.6 56.2
2006 58.3 56.5 60 54.7 53.9 55.3
2005 57 55.3 58.4 54 53.4 54.5
2004 55.5 54.1 56.8 53.1 52.5 53.5
2003 53.5 52.3 54.7 52.3 51.8 52.8
2002 51.3 49.9 52.5 49.4 48.4 50.3
2001 49.5 48 50.9 48.6 47.5 49.5
2000 47.8 46.5 49 47.6 46.5 48.5
1999 45.7 44.3 47.1 44.5 43.2 45.8
1998 43.1 40.7 45.4 19 17.6 20.7
1997 42 39.6 44.3 33.1 30.9 35.3
1996 42.5 40.6 44.2 32.1 29.9 34.5
1995 41.5 39.2 43.7 31.5 29.2 34
1994 12.2 11.4 13.3 44.9 43.1 46.5
1993 42.9 40.6 45.5 22.3 20.1 24.8
1992 44.4 41.8 47.3 21.9 19.9 24.3
1991 46.2 43.7 49.1 29.2 26.9 31.7
1990 47.8 45.4 50.3 28.6 26.4 31
1989 49.5 47.5 51.6 28.2 26.1 30.5
1988 50.9 49.5 52.4 11 10.6 11.3
1987 51.5 50 53 20.7 18.9 22.9
1986 51.7 50.2 53.3 32.8 31.2 34.5
1985 51.7 50.2 53.2 32.4 30.8 33.9
1984 51.4 50 52.9 31.8 30.3 33.2
1983 50.9 49.6 52.3 34.7 33.7 35.8
1982 50.2 49 51.4 38.7 38.2 39.1
1981 49.2 48.1 50.3 38.3 37.8 38.8
1980 48.1 47.2 49.1 38 37.5 38.5
1979 47.1 46.3 47.9 37.8 37.1 38.4
1978 46.2 45.5 46.8 37.6 36.8 38.3
1977 45.6 45.1 46.1 37.4 36.5 38.3
1976 45.3 44.9 45.7 37.1 36.2 37.9
1975 45.3 45 45.6 36.9 35.9 37.8
1974 45.6 45.2 45.9 36.6 35.5 37.6
1973 45.9 45.6 46.3 36.3 35.1 37.4
1972 46.3 45.9 46.8 31.3 28.6 34.1
1971 46.8 46.3 47.2 31 28.3 33.9
1970 47.1 46.6 47.6 25.6 22.3 29.7
1969 47.4 46.9 48 25.4 22.1 29.5
1968 47.7 47.2 48.3 26.1 22.9 30.1
1967 48 47.4 48.5 25.9 22.7 29.9
1966 48.1 47.5 48.6 25.6 22.5 29.7
1965 48.2 47.6 48.7 28.8 25.9 32.2
1964 48.1 47.5 48.7 32.5 30.3 34.8
1963 44 42.9 45.1 28.2 25.4 31.8
1962 47.8 47.2 48.3 28.5 26.5 30.7
1961 47.5 46.9 48 28.3 26.2 30.6
1960 47 46.5 47.5 28.1 26 30.4
1959 46.5 46 47.1 27.8 25.8 30.2
1958 46.1 45.5 46.6 27.6 25.5 30
1957 45.6 45.1 46.1 30.9 28.8 33.3
1956 45.2 44.7 45.7 31.6 29.5 34.1
1955 44.8 44.3 45.3 32 30 34.3
1954 44.4 43.9 44.9 31.7 29.6 34.1
1953 44.1 43.6 44.6 31.4 29.3 33.8
1952 43.8 43.3 44.3 31 28.9 33.4
1951 43.5 42.9 44 30.6 28.5 33.2
1950 43.2 42.7 43.7 30.2 28.1 32.7

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 58.7 years in Rwanda and 50.5 in South Sudan. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 13.3 healthy years in Rwanda and 11 in South Sudan.

Rwanda vs South Sudan life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Rwanda and South Sudan, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
42.3 vs 39.1 years

Mean expected age of death:
72.3 vs 69.1 years

Median expected age of death:
74.6 vs 72.1 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Rwanda South Sudan
Male Female Male Female
40 96.4% 97.7% 92.9% 95.3%
50 89.9% 93.4% 83.9% 89.1%
60 77.9% 84.9% 70.5% 79.4%
65 68.7% 77.9% 61.1% 71.8%
70 56.9% 68.0% 49.3% 61.2%
75 42.6% 54.4% 35.3% 47.2%
80 27.4% 37.7% 21.0% 31.1%
85 13.9% 20.9% 9.3% 15.8%
90 5.0% 8.2% 2.6% 5.6%
95 1.1% 2.0% 0.3% 1.2%
100 0.1% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1%

Life expectancy by current age

Rwanda
Male

Female
South Sudan
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Rwanda South Sudan
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102 101.9 102 101.7 101.6 101.8
99 101.1 101 101.1 100.7 100.6 100.8
98 100.2 100.2 100.2 99.8 99.6 99.9
97 99.3 99.3 99.3 98.9 98.7 99
96 98.4 98.4 98.4 98.1 97.8 98.1
95 97.6 97.5 97.6 97.2 96.9 97.3
94 96.7 96.7 96.7 96.3 96 96.4
93 95.9 95.8 95.9 95.5 95.1 95.6
92 95 95 95.1 94.7 94.2 94.8
91 94.2 94.1 94.3 93.8 93.4 94
90 93.4 93.3 93.5 93 92.6 93.2
89 92.6 92.5 92.7 92.2 91.8 92.4
88 91.9 91.7 91.9 91.4 91 91.6
87 91.1 90.9 91.2 90.6 90.2 90.8
86 90.3 90.2 90.4 89.9 89.4 90.1
85 89.6 89.4 89.7 89.1 88.7 89.4
84 88.9 88.7 89 88.4 87.9 88.6
83 88.2 88 88.4 87.7 87.2 87.9
82 87.6 87.3 87.7 87 86.5 87.2
81 86.9 86.6 87.1 86.3 85.8 86.6
80 86.3 86 86.5 85.6 85.1 85.9
79 85.7 85.3 85.9 85 84.5 85.3
78 85.1 84.7 85.3 84.4 83.8 84.7
77 84.5 84.1 84.8 83.8 83.2 84.2
76 84 83.5 84.3 83.2 82.6 83.6
75 83.4 82.9 83.7 82.6 82 83.1
74 82.9 82.4 83.3 82.1 81.5 82.6
73 82.4 81.8 82.8 81.6 80.9 82.1
72 81.9 81.3 82.3 81.1 80.4 81.6
71 81.5 80.8 81.9 80.6 79.8 81.1
70 81 80.3 81.5 80.1 79.3 80.7
69 80.6 79.9 81.1 79.7 78.9 80.2
68 80.2 79.4 80.8 79.2 78.4 79.8
67 79.8 79 80.4 78.8 77.9 79.5
66 79.4 78.6 80.1 78.4 77.5 79.1
65 79.1 78.1 79.7 78 77.1 78.7
64 78.7 77.8 79.4 77.6 76.7 78.4
63 78.4 77.4 79.1 77.3 76.3 78.1
62 78.1 77 78.9 76.9 75.9 77.8
61 77.7 76.6 78.6 76.6 75.5 77.5
60 77.4 76.3 78.3 76.3 75.1 77.2
59 77.2 76 78.1 76 74.8 76.9
58 76.9 75.7 77.9 75.7 74.5 76.7
57 76.6 75.4 77.6 75.4 74.1 76.4
56 76.4 75.1 77.4 75.1 73.8 76.2
55 76.1 74.8 77.2 74.8 73.5 76
54 75.9 74.5 77 74.5 73.2 75.7
53 75.7 74.3 76.8 74.3 72.9 75.5
52 75.4 74 76.6 74 72.6 75.3
51 75.2 73.8 76.4 73.8 72.3 75.1
50 75 73.5 76.3 73.5 72 74.8
49 74.8 73.3 76.1 73.3 71.7 74.6
48 74.6 73.1 75.9 73 71.4 74.4
47 74.5 72.9 75.8 72.8 71.2 74.3
46 74.3 72.7 75.7 72.6 70.9 74.1
45 74.1 72.5 75.5 72.4 70.6 73.9
44 74 72.3 75.4 72.1 70.4 73.7
43 73.8 72.1 75.3 71.9 70.1 73.5
42 73.7 72 75.1 71.7 69.9 73.3
41 73.5 71.8 75 71.5 69.6 73.1
40 73.4 71.6 74.9 71.2 69.4 72.9
39 73.3 71.5 74.8 71 69.1 72.7
38 73.1 71.3 74.7 70.8 68.9 72.5
37 73 71.2 74.6 70.6 68.6 72.4
36 72.9 71.1 74.5 70.4 68.4 72.2
35 72.8 70.9 74.4 70.2 68.2 72
34 72.7 70.8 74.3 70 67.9 71.8
33 72.6 70.7 74.2 69.8 67.7 71.7
32 72.5 70.6 74.2 69.5 67.4 71.5
31 72.4 70.5 74.1 69.3 67.2 71.3
30 72.3 70.3 74 69.1 67 71.1
29 72.2 70.2 73.9 68.9 66.7 71
28 72.1 70.1 73.9 68.7 66.5 70.8
27 72 70 73.8 68.5 66.2 70.6
26 71.9 69.9 73.7 68.3 65.9 70.4
25 71.9 69.8 73.7 68 65.7 70.3
24 71.8 69.7 73.6 67.8 65.4 70.1
23 71.7 69.6 73.5 67.6 65.1 70
22 71.6 69.5 73.5 67.4 64.9 69.8
21 71.5 69.4 73.4 67.2 64.6 69.6
20 71.5 69.3 73.4 67 64.4 69.5
19 71.4 69.3 73.3 66.8 64.1 69.3
18 71.3 69.2 73.3 66.6 63.9 69.2
17 71.3 69.1 73.2 66.4 63.7 69
16 71.2 69.1 73.2 66.3 63.5 68.9
15 71.2 69 73.1 66.1 63.4 68.8
14 71.1 69 73.1 66 63.2 68.7
13 71.1 68.9 73.1 65.8 63.1 68.5
12 71.1 68.9 73 65.7 62.9 68.4
11 71 68.9 73 65.5 62.8 68.3
10 71 68.8 73 65.4 62.6 68.2
9 71 68.8 73 65.2 62.4 68
8 70.9 68.7 72.9 65 62.1 67.8
7 70.9 68.7 72.9 64.7 61.8 67.6
6 70.8 68.6 72.8 64.4 61.5 67.3
5 70.8 68.6 72.8 64 61.1 67
4 70.7 68.5 72.7 63.6 60.6 66.6
3 70.6 68.4 72.6 63.1 60.1 66.1
2 70.4 68.2 72.4 62.5 59.5 65.5
1 70.2 68 72.2 61.8 58.9 64.7
0 68.5 66.1 70.6 58 55 61

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in Rwanda can expect to live to 72.3 years compared to 69.1 in South Sudan, rising to 79.1 and 78 at 65, and to 86.3 and 85.6 at 80 — higher than the 68.5 and 58 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Rwanda and South Sudan.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Rwanda
Male

Female
South Sudan
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Rwanda South Sudan
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.2% 0.14% 0.26% 0.06% 0.02% 0.1%
99 0.32% 0.22% 0.41% 0.1% 0.03% 0.17%
98 0.49% 0.34% 0.63% 0.17% 0.05% 0.28%
97 0.74% 0.5% 0.94% 0.27% 0.1% 0.44%
96 1.07% 0.74% 1.36% 0.43% 0.16% 0.67%
95 1.53% 1.06% 1.93% 0.64% 0.27% 1%
94 2.12% 1.49% 2.67% 0.94% 0.44% 1.44%
93 2.88% 2.04% 3.6% 1.35% 0.67% 2.01%
92 3.82% 2.73% 4.75% 1.87% 1% 2.73%
91 4.96% 3.59% 6.13% 2.54% 1.45% 3.62%
90 6.34% 4.63% 7.79% 3.37% 2.03% 4.7%
89 7.93% 5.87% 9.69% 4.38% 2.76% 5.98%
88 9.77% 7.31% 11.9% 5.58% 3.65% 7.47%
87 11.8% 8.96% 14.3% 6.96% 4.7% 9.18%
86 14.1% 10.8% 16.9% 8.54% 5.92% 11.1%
85 16.6% 12.9% 19.8% 10.3% 7.31% 13.2%
84 19.3% 15.1% 22.8% 12.3% 8.88% 15.6%
83 22% 17.5% 26% 14.4% 10.6% 18%
82 24.9% 20.1% 29.2% 16.6% 12.5% 20.6%
81 27.9% 22.7% 32.5% 18.9% 14.5% 23.3%
80 30.9% 25.5% 35.8% 21.3% 16.6% 26.1%
79 33.9% 28.3% 39% 23.8% 18.8% 28.8%
78 37% 31.1% 42.3% 26.3% 21% 31.6%
77 40% 34% 45.4% 28.8% 23.3% 34.3%
76 43% 36.8% 48.5% 31.3% 25.6% 36.9%
75 45.9% 39.6% 51.5% 33.7% 27.9% 39.6%
74 48.7% 42.4% 54.4% 36.2% 30.2% 42.1%
73 51.4% 45.2% 57.1% 38.5% 32.5% 44.6%
72 54.1% 47.8% 59.7% 40.8% 34.7% 46.9%
71 56.6% 50.4% 62.1% 43% 36.9% 49.2%
70 59% 52.9% 64.5% 45.1% 39% 51.3%
69 61.2% 55.3% 66.6% 47.1% 41% 53.3%
68 63.3% 57.6% 68.6% 49.1% 42.9% 55.2%
67 65.3% 59.7% 70.5% 50.9% 44.8% 57%
66 67.3% 61.8% 72.2% 52.6% 46.6% 58.7%
65 69.1% 63.8% 73.9% 54.2% 48.3% 60.2%
64 70.8% 65.7% 75.4% 55.8% 49.9% 61.7%
63 72.4% 67.6% 76.8% 57.3% 51.5% 63.1%
62 73.9% 69.3% 78.2% 58.6% 53% 64.3%
61 75.3% 70.9% 79.4% 59.9% 54.4% 65.5%
60 76.6% 72.4% 80.5% 61.1% 55.7% 66.6%
59 77.9% 73.8% 81.6% 62.3% 57% 67.6%
58 79% 75.2% 82.6% 63.3% 58.2% 68.6%
57 80.1% 76.5% 83.5% 64.4% 59.3% 69.5%
56 81.1% 77.7% 84.4% 65.3% 60.4% 70.3%
55 82.1% 78.8% 85.2% 66.3% 61.5% 71.1%
54 83% 79.9% 85.9% 67.2% 62.5% 71.9%
53 83.8% 80.9% 86.6% 68% 63.5% 72.7%
52 84.6% 81.9% 87.3% 68.9% 64.5% 73.4%
51 85.4% 82.8% 87.9% 69.7% 65.4% 74%
50 86.1% 83.6% 88.5% 70.4% 66.3% 74.7%
49 86.8% 84.4% 89.1% 71.1% 67.1% 75.3%
48 87.4% 85.1% 89.6% 71.8% 67.9% 75.8%
47 88% 85.8% 90.1% 72.5% 68.6% 76.4%
46 88.5% 86.5% 90.5% 73.1% 69.4% 76.9%
45 89% 87.1% 90.9% 73.7% 70.1% 77.4%
44 89.5% 87.7% 91.3% 74.3% 70.8% 77.9%
43 89.9% 88.2% 91.7% 74.9% 71.5% 78.4%
42 90.4% 88.7% 92% 75.5% 72.1% 78.9%
41 90.8% 89.2% 92.3% 76.1% 72.8% 79.4%
40 91.1% 89.6% 92.6% 76.6% 73.4% 79.9%
39 91.5% 90.1% 92.9% 77.1% 74% 80.3%
38 91.8% 90.5% 93.2% 77.6% 74.6% 80.8%
37 92.1% 90.8% 93.4% 78.1% 75.2% 81.2%
36 92.4% 91.2% 93.7% 78.6% 75.8% 81.6%
35 92.7% 91.5% 93.9% 79.1% 76.3% 82%
34 93% 91.8% 94.1% 79.6% 76.9% 82.4%
33 93.2% 92.1% 94.3% 80% 77.4% 82.7%
32 93.5% 92.4% 94.5% 80.5% 77.9% 83.1%
31 93.7% 92.7% 94.6% 80.9% 78.5% 83.5%
30 93.9% 93% 94.8% 81.4% 79% 83.8%
29 94.1% 93.2% 95% 81.8% 79.5% 84.2%
28 94.3% 93.4% 95.1% 82.2% 80.1% 84.5%
27 94.5% 93.7% 95.3% 82.7% 80.6% 84.9%
26 94.6% 93.9% 95.4% 83.1% 81.1% 85.2%
25 94.8% 94.1% 95.5% 83.5% 81.6% 85.5%
24 95% 94.3% 95.6% 84% 82.2% 85.8%
23 95.1% 94.5% 95.8% 84.4% 82.7% 86.1%
22 95.3% 94.7% 95.9% 84.8% 83.2% 86.4%
21 95.4% 94.9% 96% 85.2% 83.7% 86.7%
20 95.6% 95.1% 96.1% 85.6% 84.2% 87%
19 95.7% 95.2% 96.2% 85.9% 84.7% 87.2%
18 95.8% 95.4% 96.3% 86.2% 85.1% 87.5%
17 95.9% 95.5% 96.3% 86.5% 85.4% 87.7%
16 96% 95.6% 96.4% 86.8% 85.7% 87.9%
15 96.1% 95.7% 96.5% 87.1% 86% 88.2%
14 96.1% 95.8% 96.5% 87.3% 86.3% 88.4%
13 96.2% 95.8% 96.6% 87.5% 86.6% 88.5%
12 96.2% 95.9% 96.6% 87.8% 86.8% 88.7%
11 96.3% 95.9% 96.7% 88% 87.1% 88.9%
10 96.4% 96% 96.7% 88.3% 87.4% 89.1%
9 96.4% 96.1% 96.8% 88.6% 87.8% 89.4%
8 96.5% 96.1% 96.8% 88.9% 88.2% 89.7%
7 96.5% 96.2% 96.9% 89.3% 88.6% 90%
6 96.6% 96.3% 96.9% 89.8% 89.2% 90.4%
5 96.7% 96.4% 97% 90.3% 89.8% 90.9%
4 96.8% 96.5% 97.1% 91% 90.6% 91.5%
3 97% 96.7% 97.3% 91.8% 91.4% 92.2%
2 97.2% 96.9% 97.5% 92.7% 92.3% 93.1%
1 97.5% 97.3% 97.8% 93.8% 93.3% 94.2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 76.6% of newborns in Rwanda and 61.1% in South Sudan are expected to live past 60, 59% and 45.1% past 70, 30.9% and 21.3% past 80, and only 6.34% and 3.37% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

Rwanda
Male

Female
South Sudan
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Rwanda South Sudan
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 38.1% 38% 38.1% 45.7% 49.1% 43.1%
99 36.5% 36.5% 36.5% 43.7% 47.1% 41%
98 34.6% 34.7% 34.5% 40.5% 45.5% 39.1%
97 33% 33.3% 32.9% 37.7% 43.8% 37.1%
96 31.4% 31.8% 31.2% 35.6% 41.9% 35%
95 29.8% 30.3% 29.5% 33.8% 39.8% 32.8%
94 28% 28.6% 27.6% 31.9% 37.5% 30.6%
93 26.3% 27% 25.9% 30% 35.2% 28.4%
92 24.7% 25.5% 24.3% 28.1% 33% 26.4%
91 22.9% 23.8% 22.5% 26.3% 30.8% 24.6%
90 21.7% 22.6% 21.3% 24.6% 28.6% 22.9%
89 20.1% 21% 19.6% 23% 26.4% 21.4%
88 18.8% 19.7% 18.3% 21.4% 24.3% 20%
87 17.4% 18.4% 16.9% 19.9% 22.4% 18.6%
86 16.2% 17.2% 15.7% 18.5% 20.6% 17.4%
85 14.9% 16% 14.4% 17.1% 19% 16.1%
84 13.8% 14.9% 13.3% 15.9% 17.6% 14.9%
83 12.6% 13.7% 12.1% 14.6% 16.3% 13.7%
82 11.6% 12.7% 11.1% 13.5% 15% 12.6%
81 10.5% 11.6% 9.99% 12.4% 13.8% 11.5%
80 9.83% 10.8% 9.28% 11.3% 12.7% 10.5%
79 8.93% 9.89% 8.37% 10.4% 11.7% 9.54%
78 8.25% 9.16% 7.69% 9.47% 10.7% 8.69%
77 7.51% 8.39% 6.95% 8.67% 9.8% 7.92%
76 6.92% 7.76% 6.37% 7.94% 9% 7.23%
75 6.35% 7.15% 5.81% 7.29% 8.28% 6.61%
74 5.8% 6.58% 5.27% 6.69% 7.61% 6.05%
73 5.3% 6.05% 4.78% 6.14% 6.99% 5.52%
72 4.86% 5.58% 4.35% 5.62% 6.41% 5.03%
71 4.38% 5.07% 3.89% 5.13% 5.87% 4.58%
70 4.07% 4.72% 3.59% 4.68% 5.37% 4.16%
69 3.67% 4.3% 3.2% 4.26% 4.91% 3.77%
68 3.37% 3.97% 2.93% 3.9% 4.5% 3.43%
67 3.08% 3.66% 2.65% 3.57% 4.14% 3.12%
66 2.83% 3.38% 2.42% 3.28% 3.83% 2.84%
65 2.62% 3.14% 2.23% 3.02% 3.54% 2.6%
64 2.41% 2.9% 2.03% 2.78% 3.28% 2.37%
63 2.22% 2.68% 1.86% 2.56% 3.04% 2.17%
62 2.05% 2.48% 1.7% 2.35% 2.81% 1.97%
61 1.86% 2.27% 1.54% 2.16% 2.59% 1.8%
60 1.74% 2.12% 1.44% 1.98% 2.39% 1.64%
59 1.58% 1.94% 1.3% 1.82% 2.21% 1.5%
58 1.47% 1.79% 1.2% 1.69% 2.06% 1.39%
57 1.35% 1.66% 1.1% 1.58% 1.93% 1.29%
56 1.26% 1.55% 1.02% 1.49% 1.82% 1.21%
55 1.17% 1.44% 0.95% 1.42% 1.73% 1.15%
54 1.09% 1.35% 0.89% 1.35% 1.65% 1.09%
53 1.02% 1.26% 0.82% 1.28% 1.57% 1.03%
52 0.95% 1.17% 0.77% 1.21% 1.49% 0.97%
51 0.87% 1.08% 0.71% 1.14% 1.41% 0.91%
50 0.83% 1.02% 0.67% 1.07% 1.32% 0.85%
49 0.76% 0.94% 0.61% 1% 1.24% 0.79%
48 0.71% 0.87% 0.57% 0.95% 1.17% 0.75%
47 0.66% 0.81% 0.52% 0.9% 1.11% 0.71%
46 0.61% 0.75% 0.49% 0.86% 1.06% 0.69%
45 0.57% 0.7% 0.46% 0.84% 1.02% 0.67%
44 0.53% 0.65% 0.42% 0.81% 0.99% 0.66%
43 0.5% 0.61% 0.4% 0.79% 0.96% 0.64%
42 0.47% 0.57% 0.38% 0.77% 0.92% 0.63%
41 0.44% 0.53% 0.35% 0.74% 0.89% 0.61%
40 0.41% 0.5% 0.33% 0.71% 0.85% 0.58%
39 0.39% 0.47% 0.31% 0.68% 0.82% 0.56%
38 0.36% 0.44% 0.29% 0.65% 0.79% 0.53%
37 0.34% 0.41% 0.27% 0.63% 0.76% 0.51%
36 0.32% 0.39% 0.25% 0.61% 0.74% 0.49%
35 0.3% 0.37% 0.24% 0.6% 0.73% 0.48%
34 0.28% 0.34% 0.22% 0.59% 0.71% 0.47%
33 0.26% 0.32% 0.21% 0.58% 0.7% 0.46%
32 0.25% 0.31% 0.19% 0.57% 0.69% 0.45%
31 0.24% 0.29% 0.18% 0.56% 0.68% 0.44%
30 0.23% 0.28% 0.17% 0.55% 0.67% 0.43%
29 0.21% 0.26% 0.16% 0.54% 0.66% 0.42%
28 0.2% 0.25% 0.16% 0.53% 0.65% 0.41%
27 0.19% 0.24% 0.15% 0.52% 0.65% 0.39%
26 0.19% 0.23% 0.14% 0.52% 0.65% 0.38%
25 0.18% 0.23% 0.13% 0.51% 0.65% 0.37%
24 0.17% 0.22% 0.13% 0.51% 0.65% 0.36%
23 0.17% 0.21% 0.12% 0.5% 0.65% 0.35%
22 0.16% 0.2% 0.11% 0.49% 0.63% 0.34%
21 0.15% 0.19% 0.11% 0.47% 0.61% 0.33%
20 0.14% 0.18% 0.1% 0.44% 0.57% 0.32%
19 0.13% 0.17% 0.1% 0.41% 0.52% 0.3%
18 0.12% 0.15% 0.09% 0.38% 0.47% 0.29%
17 0.11% 0.13% 0.08% 0.35% 0.42% 0.27%
16 0.09% 0.11% 0.07% 0.32% 0.37% 0.26%
15 0.08% 0.09% 0.07% 0.29% 0.34% 0.24%
14 0.07% 0.08% 0.06% 0.27% 0.31% 0.22%
13 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.26% 0.3% 0.22%
12 0.06% 0.06% 0.05% 0.26% 0.3% 0.22%
11 0.05% 0.06% 0.05% 0.27% 0.32% 0.22%
10 0.05% 0.06% 0.05% 0.3% 0.35% 0.24%
9 0.06% 0.06% 0.05% 0.34% 0.4% 0.27%
8 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.39% 0.47% 0.31%
7 0.07% 0.08% 0.06% 0.45% 0.54% 0.36%
6 0.08% 0.08% 0.07% 0.53% 0.63% 0.43%
5 0.09% 0.1% 0.08% 0.62% 0.71% 0.53%
4 0.12% 0.13% 0.11% 0.73% 0.8% 0.65%
3 0.16% 0.17% 0.15% 0.85% 0.9% 0.8%
2 0.23% 0.24% 0.21% 0.99% 0.99% 0.98%
1 0.36% 0.38% 0.35% 1.16% 1.1% 1.22%
0 2.46% 2.74% 2.18% 6.22% 6.67% 5.75%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/rwanda/south-sudan | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Rwanda compared to South Sudan, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 2.46% in the birth year in Rwanda and 6.22% in South Sudan, 0.23% vs 0.55% at age 30, 1.74% vs 1.98% at 60, and 9.83% vs 11.3% at 80.

Death rate by age in Rwanda vs South Sudan

Rwanda
Male

Female
South Sudan
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Rwanda South Sudan
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 12.4 4.19 20.1 0 0 0
99 117.8 80.2 150.3 44.4 13.7 68.6
98 170.6 116.8 216.8 69.1 24.4 107.5
97 243.4 168 308 103.4 41.7 162.1
96 338 235.5 425 151.7 68.7 235
95 455 321 569 217.2 108.2 328
94 594 426 737 301 163.5 440
93 757 551 932 404 237 571
92 943 696 1,153 527 331 722
91 1,139 855 1,379 670 447 890
90 1,376 1,045 1,657 831 582 1,077
89 1,594 1,235 1,901 1,007 729 1,279
88 1,832 1,442 2,167 1,193 887 1,492
87 2,061 1,651 2,417 1,386 1,052 1,712
86 2,286 1,861 2,659 1,579 1,221 1,929
85 2,479 2,057 2,856 1,767 1,392 2,135
84 2,659 2,248 3,033 1,944 1,562 2,321
83 2,787 2,403 3,147 2,103 1,725 2,478
82 2,899 2,545 3,239 2,237 1,874 2,600
81 2,940 2,633 3,242 2,342 2,003 2,685
80 3,039 2,752 3,321 2,417 2,108 2,734
79 3,033 2,795 3,268 2,465 2,188 2,750
78 3,051 2,848 3,251 2,490 2,246 2,742
77 3,005 2,850 3,159 2,497 2,284 2,714
76 2,973 2,855 3,091 2,485 2,305 2,672
75 2,914 2,836 2,993 2,459 2,311 2,615
74 2,827 2,792 2,868 2,419 2,300 2,546
73 2,727 2,734 2,729 2,364 2,272 2,461
72 2,628 2,667 2,600 2,292 2,226 2,363
71 2,479 2,557 2,416 2,207 2,164 2,252
70 2,398 2,496 2,317 2,111 2,091 2,133
69 2,245 2,379 2,133 2,011 2,013 2,011
68 2,136 2,287 2,008 1,911 1,933 1,891
67 2,015 2,187 1,870 1,815 1,855 1,777
66 1,903 2,088 1,745 1,724 1,782 1,668
65 1,812 2,007 1,646 1,636 1,710 1,565
64 1,704 1,907 1,531 1,551 1,639 1,464
63 1,605 1,812 1,426 1,465 1,565 1,366
62 1,512 1,719 1,331 1,378 1,488 1,270
61 1,403 1,609 1,221 1,292 1,409 1,178
60 1,335 1,536 1,156 1,210 1,332 1,092
59 1,233 1,430 1,057 1,136 1,260 1,015
58 1,160 1,350 989 1,072 1,197 950
57 1,084 1,269 919 1,018 1,145 896
56 1,022 1,202 864 976 1,102 853
55 961 1,137 809 939 1,066 816
54 906 1,077 762 906 1,033 782
53 851 1,016 714 872 999 748
52 804 961 675 835 961 711
51 747 897 622 795 919 672
50 711 852 591 753 875 633
49 660 791 544 713 832 596
48 619 741 508 679 794 566
47 578 692 472 651 762 543
46 542 648 441 631 737 528
45 512 612 416 616 717 519
44 478 571 388 604 700 512
43 450 538 365 593 685 506
42 426 508 345 580 667 496
41 397 475 320 564 648 483
40 378 453 305 545 628 467
39 353 423 283.7 526 608 449
38 333 400 267 508 590 431
37 312 376 248.8 493 575 415
36 294.1 355 234.7 481 563 402
35 277.9 336 220.8 473 555 392
34 261.2 317 206.4 466 549 384
33 246.8 299.3 194.5 461 544 377
32 234.1 284.5 183.7 456 538 372
31 220.2 268.9 171.6 451 533 366
30 211.9 258.9 165.2 446 527 359
29 200.8 246.4 155.9 440 523 352
28 191.7 236.6 148 436 522 344
27 183.4 227.7 140.7 432 523 335
26 175.9 219.8 133.7 429 527 325
25 169.3 213.2 127 427 532 316
24 163.3 206.4 121.4 424 536 307
23 157.2 199.7 115.5 420 535 298.4
22 150.7 191.9 110 412 527 290.7
21 143.4 182.4 104.5 398 508 283.3
20 135.9 171.6 100.2 379 478 275.1
19 126.7 159.1 94.2 354 439 265.4
18 116.4 144.9 87.7 327 397 253.5
17 102.2 124.4 79.9 299.3 357 239.3
16 89 105.5 72.3 273.6 321 224.4
15 76.4 88.5 64.1 251.3 290.8 210.1
14 66.1 75.7 56.4 235.1 270 198.7
13 58.8 66.6 51 226.8 260.1 192
12 54.4 61.5 47.2 227.9 262.8 191.3
11 52.4 59.2 45.6 239.4 279 198.2
10 52.4 58.7 46.1 262 309 213.5
9 54.5 60.8 48.1 296.8 353 238.8
8 58.9 65.5 52.2 344 411 275.7
7 65.9 72.7 58.9 404 480 326
6 74.8 81.5 68 477 558 393
5 88.5 95.1 81.7 561 641 479
4 113.9 122.1 105.6 660 727 591
3 154.2 164.8 143.3 776 818 733
2 220.4 233.4 207 915 916 915
1 354 368 339 1,086 1,027 1,147
0 2,463 2,740 2,181 6,215 6,667 5,754

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/rwanda/south-sudan | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Rwanda, the most common age of death is 78, compared to 0 in South Sudan. The median age of death is 73.5 in Rwanda and 67.5 in South Sudan, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of Rwanda and South Sudan more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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