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New Zealand
COUNTRY #1
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NEW ZEALAND VS RWANDA

Compare New Zealand 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
New Zealand Population Pyramid
5,607,793
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Rwanda Population Pyramid
23,048,001
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Rwanda RWANDA
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Rwanda RWANDA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
68.7
73.9
71.2
6
9
7
  
40.8
44.0
42.4
137
132
134
1970
68.2
74.5
71.3
18
16
14
  
42.8
46.0
44.4
148
143
145
1980
70.0
75.8
72.8
21
21
22
  
44.0
47.4
45.6
158
157
158
1990
72.5
78.4
75.4
21
22
20
  
29.9
33.8
31.8
183
183
183
2000
75.9
81.2
78.6
10
11
11
  
43.3
53.8
48.3
179
154
171
2010
79.0
82.8
80.9
9
18
13
  
57.5
68.1
62.8
156
130
139
2019
80.4
83.5
82.0
15
24
16
  
66.9
71.2
69.1
127
127
127
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Rwanda RWANDA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.4
83.5
15
24
66.9
71.2
127
127
Age
80.4
83.5
15
24
66.9
71.2
127
127
Age 5
80.8
83.9
14
24
69.5
73.5
130
130
Age 10
80.8
83.9
14
24
69.8
73.8
129
129
Age 15
80.9
83.9
14
24
70.1
74.1
127
128
Age 20
81.0
84.0
13
24
70.4
74.3
127
128
Age 25
81.2
84.1
12
24
70.8
74.5
125
128
Age 30
81.4
84.2
12
24
71.3
74.9
126
128
Age 35
81.6
84.3
12
24
71.7
75.2
124
128
Age 40
81.8
84.5
11
24
72.3
75.7
125
126
Age 45
82.1
84.6
9
22
73.0
76.4
126
126
Age 50
82.5
84.9
7
20
74.0
77.1
125
124
Age 55
83.1
85.3
6
20
75.2
78.1
126
123
Age 60
83.8
85.8
6
19
76.7
79.2
127
119
Age 65
84.6
86.4
7
18
78.5
80.6
127
116
Age 70
85.7
87.2
9
20
80.7
82.3
126
118
Age 75
87.0
88.2
9
21
83.3
84.4
128
117
Age 80
88.8
89.6
12
23
86.2
87.0
123
116
Age 85
91.1
91.5
19
24
89.6
90.2
120
110
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Rwanda RWANDA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
49.59
163
77.83
135
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
24.84
16
19.49
55
3. Stroke
22.24
165
105.76
62
4. Lung Cancers
21.61
43
4.46
140
5. Lung Disease
18.17
111
33.52
41
6. Breast Cancer
17.60
84
15.96
102
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.22
19
12.27
45
8. Prostate Cancer
15.97
90
25.46
43
9. Suicide
10.30
68
9.45
81
10. Road Traffic Accidents
8.83
127
43.89
15
11. Diabetes Mellitus
8.34
152
36.55
70
12. Influenza and Pneumonia
8.08
166
74.70
45
13. Skin Cancers
6.63
3
1.89
91
14. Lymphomas
6.60
25
5.66
58
15. Pancreas Cancer
6.18
54
3.86
87
16. Falls
5.65
92
7.68
61
17. Ovary Cancer
4.63
81
2.74
155
18. Leukemia
4.49
43
3.96
73
19. Kidney Disease
4.19
176
23.20
92
20. Inflammatory/Heart
4.07
115
5.09
86
21. Endocrine Disorders
3.95
82
2.79
121
22. Stomach Cancer
3.82
133
10.60
37
23. Congenital Anomalies
3.49
147
7.02
52
24. Liver Cancer
3.48
153
11.48
24
25. Other Injuries
3.23
168
10.27
62
26. Uterin Cancer
3.21
47
1.84
115
27. Parkinson's Disease
3.16
138
3.83
107
28. Oesophagus Cancer
3.13
64
3.59
52
29. Hypertension
3.04
166
30.17
44
30. Bladder Cancer
2.70
66
0.66
173
31. Other Neoplasms
2.42
44
0.33
131
32. Liver Disease
2.07
181
41.22
23
33. Oral Cancer
1.93
136
3.02
84
34. Low Birth Weight
1.87
149
6.97
65
35. Cervical Cancer
1.65
176
26.00
22
36. Drug Use
1.38
74
0.56
154
37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.33
98
2.15
64
38. Violence
1.20
146
4.56
91
39. Drownings
1.17
142
2.14
108
40. Skin Disease
1.10
108
1.71
83
41. Asthma
1.03
133
11.90
53
42. Epilepsy
0.97
139
2.08
60
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.76
149
39.89
44
44. Alcohol
0.75
128
1.99
60
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.68
165
6.24
43
46. Multiple Sclerosis
0.52
33
0.10
157
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.48
58
0.49
55
48. Hepatitis C
0.44
22
0.18
61
49. Birth Trauma
0.34
169
6.06
54
50. Fires
0.29
164
2.90
52
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Rwanda RWANDA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
5,095
18.16
3,605
6.21
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
3,032
10.81
657
1.13
3. Stroke
2,378
8.47
5,060
8.72
4. Lung Cancers
1,873
6.67
234
0.40
5. Lung Disease
1,815
6.47
1,555
2.68
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,495
5.33
591
1.02
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
920
3.28
5,280
9.10
8. Diabetes Mellitus
769
2.74
1,858
3.20
9. Prostate Cancer
739
2.63
396
0.68
10. Breast Cancer
737
2.63
600
1.03
11. Falls
627
2.23
412
0.71
12. Skin Cancers
612
2.18
113
0.19
13. Lymphomas
608
2.17
450
0.78
14. Pancreas Cancer
543
1.94
214
0.37
15. Suicide
528
1.88
704
1.21
16. Road Traffic Accidents
458
1.63
3,718
6.41
17. Kidney Disease
432
1.54
1,206
2.08
18. Leukemia
391
1.39
317
0.55
19. Parkinson's Disease
353
1.26
146
0.25
20. Hypertension
327
1.17
1,357
2.34
21. Endocrine Disorders
325
1.16
219
0.38
22. Stomach Cancer
323
1.15
780
1.34
23. Inflammatory/Heart
313
1.12
347
0.60
24. Liver Cancer
288
1.03
706
1.22
25. Oesophagus Cancer
279
0.99
213
0.37
26. Bladder Cancer
267
0.95
35
0.06
27. Other Neoplasms
245
0.87
16
0.03
28. Other Injuries
218
0.78
944
1.63
29. Ovary Cancer
207
0.74
92
0.16
30. Congenital Anomalies
176
0.63
1,777
3.06
31. Oral Cancer
164
0.58
272
0.47
32. Liver Disease
158
0.56
2,548
4.39
33. Uterin Cancer
145
0.52
58
0.10
34. Skin Disease
118
0.42
103
0.18
35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
113
0.40
136
0.23
36. Asthma
91
0.32
717
1.24
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
81
0.29
3,121
5.38
38. Low Birth Weight
78
0.28
2,193
3.78
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
70
0.25
362
0.62
40. Drug Use
69
0.25
45
0.08
41. Cervical Cancer
61
0.22
941
1.62
42. Violence
57
0.20
548
0.94
43. Epilepsy
55
0.20
191
0.33
44. Drownings
54
0.19
285
0.49
45. Alcohol
51
0.18
125
0.22
46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
47
0.17
23
0.04
47. Multiple Sclerosis
43
0.15
7
0.01
48. Hepatitis C
30
0.11
12
0.02
49. Osteoarthritis
24
0.09
0
0.00
50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
22
0.08
0
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Rwanda RWANDA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
21.61
43
4.46
140
2. Breast Cancer
17.60
84
15.96
102
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.22
19
12.27
45
4. Prostate Cancer
15.97
90
25.46
43
5. Skin Cancers
6.63
3
1.89
91
6. Lymphomas
6.60
25
5.66
58
7. Pancreas Cancer
6.18
54
3.86
87
8. Ovary Cancer
4.63
81
2.74
155
9. Leukemia
4.49
43
3.96
73
10. Stomach Cancer
3.82
133
10.60
37
11. Liver Cancer
3.48
153
11.48
24
12. Uterin Cancer
3.21
47
1.84
115
13. Oesophagus Cancer
3.13
64
3.59
52
14. Bladder Cancer
2.70
66
0.66
173
15. Oral Cancer
1.93
136
3.02
84
16. Cervical Cancer
1.65
176
26.00
22
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.