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Uganda
COUNTRY #1
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UGANDA VS RWANDA

Compare Uganda and Rwanda health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Rwanda
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Uganda Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   Rwanda RWANDA
      Uganda UGANDA   Rwanda RWANDA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    42.7
    45.9
    44.2
    122
    121
    122
    		  
    40.8
    44.0
    42.4
    137
    132
    134
    1970
    48.4
    51.4
    49.9
    123
    119
    122
    		  
    42.8
    46.0
    44.4
    148
    143
    145
    1980
    48.6
    51.6
    50.1
    146
    144
    144
    		  
    44.0
    47.4
    45.6
    158
    157
    158
    1990
    48.1
    51.8
    49.9
    162
    162
    162
    		  
    29.9
    33.8
    31.8
    183
    183
    183
    2000
    45.1
    48.0
    46.6
    176
    176
    176
    		  
    43.3
    53.8
    48.3
    179
    154
    171
    2010
    57.2
    59.5
    58.4
    157
    158
    156
    		  
    57.5
    68.1
    62.8
    156
    130
    139
    2019
    63.2
    70.1
    66.7
    148
    133
    136
    		  
    66.9
    71.2
    69.1
    127
    127
    127
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   Rwanda RWANDA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.2
    70.1
    148
    133
    66.9
    71.2
    127
    127
    Age 5
    66.5
    73.0
    155
    133
    69.5
    73.5
    130
    130
    Age 10
    67.1
    73.5
    154
    132
    69.8
    73.8
    129
    129
    Age 15
    67.4
    73.8
    154
    131
    70.1
    74.1
    127
    128
    Age 20
    67.9
    74.1
    154
    130
    70.4
    74.3
    127
    128
    Age 25
    68.3
    74.4
    154
    129
    70.8
    74.5
    125
    128
    Age 30
    68.9
    74.8
    154
    129
    71.3
    74.9
    126
    128
    Age 35
    69.5
    75.4
    154
    126
    71.7
    75.2
    124
    128
    Age 40
    70.3
    75.9
    153
    123
    72.3
    75.7
    125
    126
    Age 45
    71.3
    76.6
    154
    123
    73.0
    76.4
    126
    126
    Age 50
    72.5
    77.4
    154
    119
    74.0
    77.1
    125
    124
    Age 55
    74.0
    78.3
    153
    116
    75.2
    78.1
    126
    123
    Age 60
    75.7
    79.4
    152
    113
    76.7
    79.2
    127
    119
    Age 65
    77.7
    80.8
    154
    109
    78.5
    80.6
    127
    116
    Age 70
    80.1
    82.4
    153
    109
    80.7
    82.3
    126
    118
    Age 75
    82.8
    84.6
    151
    105
    83.3
    84.4
    128
    117
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.2
    145
    98
    86.2
    87.0
    123
    116
    Age 85
    89.5
    90.4
    131
    86
    89.6
    90.2
    120
    110
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   Rwanda RWANDA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    99.89
    72
    105.76
    62
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.33
    131
    77.83
    135
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    81.99
    41
    74.70
    45
    4. HIV/AIDS
    69.15
    18
    29.44
    34
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    53.60
    6
    43.89
    15
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    46.00
    40
    39.89
    44
    7. Cervical Cancer
    45.76
    8
    26.00
    22
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.31
    60
    36.55
    70
    9. Liver Disease
    33.70
    47
    41.22
    23
    10. Hypertension
    30.73
    43
    30.17
    44
    11. Malaria
    30.23
    31
    35.78
    26
    12. Lung Disease
    28.73
    59
    33.52
    41
    13. Prostate Cancer
    25.14
    45
    25.46
    43
    14. Kidney Disease
    24.60
    77
    23.20
    92
    15. Tuberculosis
    24.27
    45
    6.68
    78
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.36
    60
    19.49
    55
    17. Violence
    17.69
    24
    4.56
    91
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.56
    7
    3.59
    52
    19. Asthma
    11.28
    56
    11.90
    53
    20. Breast Cancer
    11.12
    150
    15.96
    102
    21. Malnutrition
    11.07
    28
    12.03
    23
    22. Suicide
    10.45
    65
    9.45
    81
    23. Other Injuries
    10.15
    64
    10.27
    62
    24. Maternal Conditions
    9.90
    33
    6.57
    42
    25. Meningitis
    9.73
    36
    8.67
    38
    26. Lymphomas
    8.13
    7
    5.66
    58
    27. Birth Trauma
    7.85
    42
    6.06
    54
    28. Falls
    7.78
    59
    7.68
    61
    29. Liver Cancer
    7.69
    50
    11.48
    24
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.45
    112
    12.27
    45
    31. Low Birth Weight
    7.36
    61
    6.97
    65
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    6.31
    78
    7.02
    52
    33. Ovary Cancer
    5.62
    44
    2.74
    155
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.66
    63
    6.24
    43
    35. Stomach Cancer
    4.55
    124
    10.60
    37
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.44
    95
    5.09
    86
    37. Oral Cancer
    4.38
    50
    3.02
    84
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    4.10
    93
    3.83
    107
    39. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    157
    4.46
    140
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    2.94
    115
    2.79
    121
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2.93
    60
    1.84
    115
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    116
    3.86
    87
    43. Fires
    2.83
    54
    2.90
    52
    44. Leukemia
    2.67
    137
    3.96
    73
    45. Skin Cancers
    2.54
    51
    1.89
    91
    46. Drownings
    2.33
    95
    2.14
    108
    47. Poisonings
    2.33
    39
    2.31
    40
    48. Syphilis
    2.33
    5
    0.83
    44
    49. Pertussis
    2.25
    38
    1.04
    65
    50. Epilepsy
    1.99
    70
    2.08
    60
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Uganda UGANDA   Rwanda RWANDA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    21,188
    10.21
    2,826
    4.87
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18,865
    9.09
    5,280
    9.10
    3. Malaria
    13,576
    6.54
    3,298
    5.69
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    13,012
    6.27
    3,718
    6.41
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12,103
    5.83
    3,121
    5.38
    6. Stroke
    11,181
    5.39
    5,060
    8.72
    7. Birth Trauma
    10,405
    5.01
    1,888
    3.25
    8. Low Birth Weight
    9,673
    4.66
    2,193
    3.78
    9. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,784
    4.23
    3,605
    6.21
    10. Tuberculosis
    7,255
    3.50
    625
    1.08
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    6,641
    3.20
    1,777
    3.06
    12. Violence
    6,175
    2.98
    548
    0.94
    13. Liver Disease
    5,122
    2.47
    2,548
    4.39
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,794
    2.31
    1,858
    3.20
    15. Cervical Cancer
    4,378
    2.11
    941
    1.62
    16. Meningitis
    3,718
    1.79
    847
    1.46
    17. Maternal Conditions
    3,641
    1.75
    722
    1.24
    18. Malnutrition
    3,317
    1.60
    1,168
    2.01
    19. Kidney Disease
    3,168
    1.53
    1,206
    2.08
    20. Other Injuries
    3,130
    1.51
    944
    1.63
    21. Hypertension
    3,120
    1.50
    1,357
    2.34
    22. Lung Disease
    3,051
    1.47
    1,555
    2.68
    23. Syphilis
    2,235
    1.08
    173
    0.30
    24. Suicide
    2,033
    0.98
    704
    1.21
    25. Pertussis
    1,909
    0.92
    218
    0.38
    26. Lymphomas
    1,762
    0.85
    450
    0.78
    27. Asthma
    1,745
    0.84
    717
    1.24
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,674
    0.81
    213
    0.37
    29. Liver Cancer
    1,522
    0.73
    706
    1.22
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,286
    0.62
    657
    1.13
    31. Drownings
    1,238
    0.60
    285
    0.49
    32. Breast Cancer
    1,128
    0.54
    600
    1.03
    33. Falls
    1,127
    0.54
    412
    0.71
    34. Prostate Cancer
    950
    0.46
    396
    0.68
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    919
    0.44
    591
    1.02
    36. Fires
    872
    0.42
    270
    0.47
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    859
    0.41
    347
    0.60
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    761
    0.37
    219
    0.38
    39. Poisonings
    745
    0.36
    220
    0.38
    40. Oral Cancer
    731
    0.35
    272
    0.47
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    687
    0.33
    362
    0.62
    42. Leukemia
    599
    0.29
    317
    0.55
    43. Epilepsy
    599
    0.29
    191
    0.33
    44. Ovary Cancer
    519
    0.25
    92
    0.16
    45. Stomach Cancer
    515
    0.25
    780
    1.34
    46. Lung Cancers
    441
    0.21
    234
    0.40
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    358
    0.17
    214
    0.37
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    351
    0.17
    146
    0.25
    49. Skin Cancers
    349
    0.17
    113
    0.19
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    348
    0.17
    136
    0.23
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   Rwanda RWANDA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    45.76
    8
    26.00
    22
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.14
    45
    25.46
    43
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.56
    7
    3.59
    52
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.12
    150
    15.96
    102
    5. Lymphomas
    8.13
    7
    5.66
    58
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.69
    50
    11.48
    24
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.45
    112
    12.27
    45
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.62
    44
    2.74
    155
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.55
    124
    10.60
    37
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.38
    50
    3.02
    84
    11. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    157
    4.46
    140
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.93
    60
    1.84
    115
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    116
    3.86
    87
    14. Leukemia
    2.67
    137
    3.96
    73
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.54
    51
    1.89
    91
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    113
    0.66
    173
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.