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Iceland
COUNTRY #1
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
ICELAND VS RWANDA

Compare Iceland 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
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Rwanda RWANDA
      Iceland ICELAND   Rwanda RWANDA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    40.8
    44.0
    42.4
    137
    132
    134
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    42.8
    46.0
    44.4
    148
    143
    145
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    		  
    44.0
    47.4
    45.6
    158
    157
    158
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    		  
    29.9
    33.8
    31.8
    183
    183
    183
    2000
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    		  
    43.3
    53.8
    48.3
    179
    154
    171
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    57.5
    68.1
    62.8
    156
    130
    139
    2019
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    		  
    66.9
    71.2
    69.1
    127
    127
    127
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Rwanda RWANDA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    66.9
    71.2
    127
    127
    Age 5
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    69.5
    73.5
    130
    130
    Age 10
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    69.8
    73.8
    129
    129
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    70.1
    74.1
    127
    128
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    70.4
    74.3
    127
    128
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    70.8
    74.5
    125
    128
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    71.3
    74.9
    126
    128
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    71.7
    75.2
    124
    128
    Age 40
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    72.3
    75.7
    125
    126
    Age 45
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    73.0
    76.4
    126
    126
    Age 50
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    74.0
    77.1
    125
    124
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    75.2
    78.1
    126
    123
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    76.7
    79.2
    127
    119
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    78.5
    80.6
    127
    116
    Age 70
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    80.7
    82.3
    126
    118
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    83.3
    84.4
    128
    117
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    86.2
    87.0
    123
    116
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    89.6
    90.2
    120
    110
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Rwanda RWANDA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54.46
    157
    77.83
    135
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    35.59
    5
    19.49
    55
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    4.46
    140
    4. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    25.46
    43
    5. Stroke
    18.39
    176
    105.76
    62
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    15.96
    102
    7. Lung Disease
    17.98
    117
    33.52
    41
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    12.27
    45
    9. Suicide
    11.15
    59
    9.45
    81
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.67
    161
    74.70
    45
    11. Other Injuries
    7.88
    87
    10.27
    62
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    3.86
    87
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    7.15
    12
    3.83
    107
    14. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    5.66
    58
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    2.74
    155
    16. Drug Use
    4.41
    12
    0.56
    154
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.22
    176
    36.55
    70
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.00
    177
    23.20
    92
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    11.48
    24
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    3.59
    52
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    124
    5.09
    86
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    26.00
    22
    23. Falls
    3.23
    143
    7.68
    61
    24. Alcohol
    3.14
    32
    1.99
    60
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    10.60
    37
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    0.66
    173
    27. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    3.96
    73
    28. Hypertension
    2.87
    168
    30.17
    44
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.31
    139
    2.79
    121
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    1.84
    115
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    1.89
    91
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    1.96
    177
    7.02
    52
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.78
    178
    43.89
    15
    34. Liver Disease
    1.72
    183
    41.22
    23
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    3.02
    84
    36. Other Neoplasms
    1.53
    57
    0.33
    131
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    116
    2.08
    60
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    164
    6.97
    65
    39. Violence
    1.08
    149
    4.56
    91
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.05
    121
    6.06
    54
    41. Poisonings
    0.64
    86
    2.31
    40
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.61
    35
    0.49
    55
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.51
    34
    0.10
    157
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.47
    178
    6.24
    43
    45. Anemia
    0.42
    30
    0.00
    149
    46. Skin Disease
    0.39
    150
    1.71
    83
    47. Drownings
    0.36
    179
    2.14
    108
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    16
    0.00
    148
    49. Meningitis
    0.30
    140
    8.67
    38
    50. Asthma
    0.26
    178
    11.90
    53
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iceland ICELAND   Rwanda RWANDA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    403
    20.10
    3,605
    6.21
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    295
    14.71
    657
    1.13
    3. Stroke
    141
    7.03
    5,060
    8.72
    4. Lung Cancers
    134
    6.68
    234
    0.40
    5. Lung Disease
    129
    6.43
    1,555
    2.68
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    82
    4.09
    5,280
    9.10
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    73
    3.64
    591
    1.02
    8. Prostate Cancer
    61
    3.04
    396
    0.68
    9. Breast Cancer
    53
    2.64
    600
    1.03
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    53
    2.64
    146
    0.25
    11. Other Injuries
    50
    2.49
    944
    1.63
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    43
    2.14
    214
    0.37
    13. Suicide
    40
    2.00
    704
    1.21
    14. Lymphomas
    37
    1.85
    450
    0.78
    15. Kidney Disease
    33
    1.65
    1,206
    2.08
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.50
    1,858
    3.20
    17. Hypertension
    24
    1.20
    1,357
    2.34
    18. Falls
    24
    1.20
    412
    0.71
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    23
    1.15
    213
    0.37
    20. Liver Cancer
    22
    1.10
    706
    1.22
    21. Bladder Cancer
    20
    1.00
    35
    0.06
    22. Leukemia
    19
    0.95
    317
    0.55
    23. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.90
    780
    1.34
    24. Drug Use
    17
    0.85
    45
    0.08
    25. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.80
    92
    0.16
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    16
    0.80
    219
    0.38
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    16
    0.80
    347
    0.60
    28. Alcohol
    14
    0.70
    125
    0.22
    29. Skin Cancers
    13
    0.65
    113
    0.19
    30. Other Neoplasms
    10
    0.50
    16
    0.03
    31. Oral Cancer
    9
    0.45
    272
    0.47
    32. Cervical Cancer
    9
    0.45
    941
    1.62
    33. Liver Disease
    9
    0.45
    2,548
    4.39
    34. Uterin Cancer
    7
    0.35
    58
    0.10
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.35
    1,777
    3.06
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    7
    0.35
    3,718
    6.41
    37. Epilepsy
    5
    0.25
    191
    0.33
    38. Anemia
    4
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    39. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    4
    0.20
    23
    0.04
    40. Violence
    4
    0.20
    548
    0.94
    41. Low Birth Weight
    3
    0.15
    2,193
    3.78
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.15
    7
    0.01
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.15
    362
    0.62
    44. Skin Disease
    3
    0.15
    103
    0.18
    45. Poisonings
    3
    0.15
    220
    0.38
    46. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.10
    1,888
    3.25
    47. Asthma
    2
    0.10
    717
    1.24
    48. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    49. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1
    0.05
    3,121
    5.38
    50. Meningitis
    1
    0.05
    847
    1.46
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Rwanda RWANDA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    4.46
    140
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    25.46
    43
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    15.96
    102
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    12.27
    45
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    3.86
    87
    6. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    5.66
    58
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    2.74
    155
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    11.48
    24
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    3.59
    52
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    26.00
    22
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    10.60
    37
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    0.66
    173
    13. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    3.96
    73
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    1.84
    115
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    1.89
    91
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    3.02
    84
    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.