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HEALTH PROFILE: Rwanda

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Rwanda RWANDA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Rwanda
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Rwanda RWANDA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    66.9
    71.2
    127
    127
    Age 5
    69.5
    73.5
    130
    130
    Age 10
    69.8
    73.8
    129
    129
    Age 15
    70.1
    74.1
    127
    128
    Age 20
    70.4
    74.3
    127
    128
    Age 25
    70.8
    74.5
    125
    128
    Age 30
    71.3
    74.9
    126
    128
    Age 35
    71.7
    75.2
    124
    128
    Age 40
    72.3
    75.7
    125
    126
    Age 45
    73.0
    76.4
    126
    126
    Age 50
    74.0
    77.1
    125
    124
    Age 55
    75.2
    78.1
    126
    123
    Age 60
    76.7
    79.2
    127
    119
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.6
    127
    116
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.3
    126
    118
    Age 75
    83.3
    84.4
    128
    117
    Age 80
    86.2
    87.0
    123
    116
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.2
    120
    110
    Rwanda RWANDA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    105.76
    62
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    77.83
    135
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    74.70
    45
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    43.89
    15
    5. Liver Disease
    41.22
    23
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    39.89
    44
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.55
    70
    8. Malaria
    35.78
    26
    9. Lung Disease
    33.52
    41
    10. Hypertension
    30.17
    44
    11. HIV/AIDS
    29.44
    34
    12. Cervical Cancer
    26.00
    22
    13. Prostate Cancer
    25.46
    43
    14. Kidney Disease
    23.20
    92
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.49
    55
    16. Breast Cancer
    15.96
    102
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.27
    45
    18. Malnutrition
    12.03
    23
    19. Asthma
    11.90
    53
    20. Liver Cancer
    11.48
    24
    21. Stomach Cancer
    10.60
    37
    22. Other Injuries
    10.27
    62
    23. Suicide
    9.45
    81
    24. Meningitis
    8.67
    38
    25. Falls
    7.68
    61
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    7.02
    52
    27. Low Birth Weight
    6.97
    65
    28. Tuberculosis
    6.68
    78
    29. Maternal Conditions
    6.57
    42
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.24
    43
    31. Birth Trauma
    6.06
    54
    32. Lymphomas
    5.66
    58
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.09
    86
    34. Violence
    4.56
    91
    35. Lung Cancers
    4.46
    140
    36. Leukemia
    3.96
    73
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    3.86
    87
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    3.83
    107
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.59
    52
    40. Oral Cancer
    3.02
    84
    41. Fires
    2.90
    52
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    2.79
    121
    43. Ovary Cancer
    2.74
    155
    44. Poisonings
    2.31
    40
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.15
    64
    46. Drownings
    2.14
    108
    47. Epilepsy
    2.08
    60
    48. Alcohol
    1.99
    60
    49. Skin Cancers
    1.89
    91
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1.84
    115
    Rwanda RWANDA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,280
    9.10
    2. Stroke
    5,060
    8.72
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,718
    6.41
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,605
    6.21
    5. Malaria
    3,298
    5.69
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3,121
    5.38
    7. HIV/AIDS
    2,826
    4.87
    8. Liver Disease
    2,548
    4.39
    9. Low Birth Weight
    2,193
    3.78
    10. Birth Trauma
    1,888
    3.25
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,858
    3.20
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    1,777
    3.06
    13. Lung Disease
    1,555
    2.68
    14. Hypertension
    1,357
    2.34
    15. Kidney Disease
    1,206
    2.08
    16. Malnutrition
    1,168
    2.01
    17. Other Injuries
    944
    1.63
    18. Cervical Cancer
    941
    1.62
    19. Meningitis
    847
    1.46
    20. Stomach Cancer
    780
    1.34
    21. Maternal Conditions
    722
    1.24
    22. Asthma
    717
    1.24
    23. Liver Cancer
    706
    1.22
    24. Suicide
    704
    1.21
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    657
    1.13
      Deaths %
    26. Tuberculosis
    625
    1.08
    27. Breast Cancer
    600
    1.03
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    591
    1.02
    29. Violence
    548
    0.94
    30. Lymphomas
    450
    0.78
    31. Falls
    412
    0.71
    32. Prostate Cancer
    396
    0.68
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    362
    0.62
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    347
    0.60
    35. Leukemia
    317
    0.55
    36. Drownings
    285
    0.49
    37. Oral Cancer
    272
    0.47
    38. Fires
    270
    0.47
    39. Lung Cancers
    234
    0.40
    40. Poisonings
    220
    0.38
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    219
    0.38
    42. Pertussis
    218
    0.38
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.37
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    213
    0.37
    45. Epilepsy
    191
    0.33
    46. Syphilis
    173
    0.30
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    146
    0.25
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    136
    0.23
    49. Alcohol
    125
    0.22
    50. Skin Cancers
    113
    0.19
    Rwanda RWANDA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    26.00
    22
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.46
    43
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.96
    102
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.27
    45
    5. Liver Cancer
    11.48
    24
    6. Stomach Cancer
    10.60
    37
    7. Lymphomas
    5.66
    58
    8. Lung Cancers
    4.46
    140
      Rate World Rank
    9. Leukemia
    3.96
    73
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.86
    87
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.59
    52
    12. Oral Cancer
    3.02
    84
    13. Ovary Cancer
    2.74
    155
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.89
    91
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.84
    115
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.66
    173
    Rwanda RWANDA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    8.0
    63
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    17.9
    6.6
    123
    77
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    1.9
    9.3
    187
    162
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    3.27
    136
    Rwanda RWANDA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    40.8
    44.0
    42.4
    137
    132
    134
    1970
    42.8
    46.0
    44.4
    148
    143
    145
    1980
    44.0
    47.4
    45.6
    158
    157
    158
    1990
    29.9
    33.8
    31.8
    183
    183
    183
    2000
    43.3
    53.8
    48.3
    179
    154
    171
    2010
    57.5
    68.1
    62.8
    156
    130
    139
    2019
    66.9
    71.2
    69.1
    127
    127
    127
    Rwanda RWANDA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    12.943m
    74
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.96
    144
    Population 0-14
    40.0%
    27
    Population 15-64
    57.4%
    160
    Population 65 +
    2.7%
    183
    Birth Rate / 1000
    26.44
    41
    Death Rate / 1000
    5.86
    140
    Fertility Rate
    3.42
    39
    Infant Mortality
    27.16
    61
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    182
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.02
    156
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.93
    176
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.67
    162
    Net Migration
    -3.27
    158
    Population Growth
    1.80%
    46
    Literacy Total
    73.2%
    142
    Literacy Male
    77.6%
    128
    Literacy Female
    69.4%
    121
    Unemployment
    2.7%
    161
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    69.1
    127
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    60.2
    128
    GDP per Capita USD
    $2,100
    176

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    133,518
    1,468
    4/1/24
    Rwanda COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Rwanda causes.

     
     
    Rwanda COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Rwanda COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.