NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME

A negative electrode active material for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same are disclosed. A negative electrode active material includes a mixture of a first negative electrode active material and a second negative electrode active material, the first negative electrode active material includes natural graphite including secondary particles in which primary particles are arranged; and a coating layer containing amorphous carbon and surrounding the secondary particles, the first negative electrode active material has an orientation degree of 90 or less and a d002 value of 3.356 Å to 3.360 Å, and the second negative electrode active material includes rod-shaped artificial graphite.