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Rwanda
COUNTRY #1
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RWANDA VS CANADA

Compare Rwanda and Canada 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.

Canada
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
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%
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Canada Population Pyramid
45,669,453
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
  Rwanda RWANDA   Canada CANADA
  Rwanda RWANDA   Canada CANADA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
40.8
44.0
42.4
137
132
134
  
68.3
74.2
71.1
8
5
8
1970
42.8
46.0
44.4
148
143
145
  
69.3
76.3
72.7
10
4
6
1980
44.0
47.4
45.6
158
157
158
  
71.6
78.7
75.1
12
6
7
1990
29.9
33.8
31.8
183
183
183
  
74.3
80.7
77.4
6
4
3
2000
43.3
53.8
48.3
179
154
171
  
76.4
81.7
79.1
7
8
7
2010
57.5
68.1
62.8
156
130
139
  
79.0
83.4
81.2
10
12
11
2019
66.9
71.2
69.1
127
127
127
  
80.4
84.1
82.2
14
16
15
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rwanda RWANDA   Canada CANADA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
66.9
71.2
127
127
80.4
84.1
14
16
Age
66.9
71.2
127
127
80.4
84.1
14
16
Age 5
69.5
73.5
130
130
80.8
84.4
13
14
Age 10
69.8
73.8
129
129
80.8
84.4
13
14
Age 15
70.1
74.1
127
128
80.9
84.5
13
14
Age 20
70.4
74.3
127
128
81.0
84.6
12
14
Age 25
70.8
74.5
125
128
81.2
84.7
11
14
Age 30
71.3
74.9
126
128
81.5
84.8
11
14
Age 35
71.7
75.2
124
128
81.7
84.9
10
13
Age 40
72.3
75.7
125
126
82.0
85.0
7
12
Age 45
73.0
76.4
126
126
82.3
85.2
6
12
Age 50
74.0
77.1
125
124
82.7
85.5
6
13
Age 55
75.2
78.1
126
123
83.1
85.9
5
13
Age 60
76.7
79.2
127
119
83.8
86.4
4
12
Age 65
78.5
80.6
127
116
84.8
87.1
3
10
Age 70
80.7
82.3
126
118
85.9
87.9
3
9
Age 75
83.3
84.4
128
117
87.4
89.0
2
8
Age 80
86.2
87.0
123
116
89.2
90.4
2
9
Age 85
89.6
90.2
120
110
91.6
92.2
5
9
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rwanda RWANDA   Canada CANADA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
105.76
62
15.12
182
2. Coronary Heart Disease
77.83
135
45.15
166
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
74.70
45
7.69
169
4. Road Traffic Accidents
43.89
15
4.58
157
5. Liver Disease
41.22
23
5.73
159
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
39.89
44
0.90
140
7. Diabetes Mellitus
36.55
70
7.22
156
8. Malaria
35.78
26
0.00
91
9. Lung Disease
33.52
41
15.91
133
10. Hypertension
30.17
44
2.79
169
11. HIV/AIDS
29.44
34
0.33
131
12. Cervical Cancer
26.00
22
1.94
169
13. Prostate Cancer
25.46
43
11.92
124
14. Kidney Disease
23.20
92
4.99
168
15. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.49
55
27.87
13
16. Breast Cancer
15.96
102
15.43
111
17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.27
45
12.23
46
18. Malnutrition
12.03
23
0.21
136
19. Asthma
11.90
53
0.37
173
20. Liver Cancer
11.48
24
4.21
120
21. Stomach Cancer
10.60
37
2.86
161
22. Other Injuries
10.27
62
3.35
164
23. Suicide
9.45
81
10.34
67
24. Meningitis
8.67
38
0.14
167
25. Falls
7.68
61
5.07
101
26. Congenital Anomalies
7.02
52
2.99
156
27. Low Birth Weight
6.97
65
1.90
148
28. Tuberculosis
6.68
78
0.13
171
29. Maternal Conditions
6.57
42
0.13
137
30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.24
43
0.54
172
31. Birth Trauma
6.06
54
0.65
140
32. Lymphomas
5.66
58
6.52
26
33. Inflammatory/Heart
5.09
86
2.94
141
34. Violence
4.56
91
1.60
139
35. Lung Cancers
4.46
140
27.23
22
36. Leukemia
3.96
73
4.06
67
37. Pancreas Cancer
3.86
87
6.57
47
38. Parkinson's Disease
3.83
107
3.46
128
39. Oesophagus Cancer
3.59
52
3.01
73
40. Oral Cancer
3.02
84
2.18
126
41. Fires
2.90
52
0.41
153
42. Endocrine Disorders
2.79
121
4.41
77
43. Ovary Cancer
2.74
155
5.08
63
44. Poisonings
2.31
40
0.25
135
45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.15
64
0.73
135
46. Drownings
2.14
108
0.71
160
47. Epilepsy
2.08
60
0.81
153
48. Alcohol
1.99
60
2.76
44
49. Skin Cancers
1.89
91
2.27
65
50. Uterin Cancer
1.84
115
2.91
63
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Rwanda RWANDA   Canada CANADA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
5,280
9.10
7,431
3.19
2. Stroke
5,060
8.72
14,159
6.07
3. Road Traffic Accidents
3,718
6.41
1,998
0.86
4. Coronary Heart Disease
3,605
6.21
40,063
17.18
5. Malaria
3,298
5.69
0
0.00
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
3,121
5.38
840
0.36
7. HIV/AIDS
2,826
4.87
163
0.07
8. Liver Disease
2,548
4.39
3,624
1.55
9. Low Birth Weight
2,193
3.78
553
0.24
10. Birth Trauma
1,888
3.25
193
0.08
11. Diabetes Mellitus
1,858
3.20
5,718
2.45
12. Congenital Anomalies
1,777
3.06
1,081
0.46
13. Lung Disease
1,555
2.68
14,212
6.09
14. Hypertension
1,357
2.34
2,563
1.10
15. Kidney Disease
1,206
2.08
4,578
1.96
16. Malnutrition
1,168
2.01
192
0.08
17. Other Injuries
944
1.63
2,392
1.03
18. Cervical Cancer
941
1.62
578
0.25
19. Meningitis
847
1.46
68
0.03
20. Stomach Cancer
780
1.34
2,177
0.93
21. Maternal Conditions
722
1.24
45
0.02
22. Asthma
717
1.24
262
0.11
23. Liver Cancer
706
1.22
3,113
1.33
24. Suicide
704
1.21
4,417
1.89
25. Alzheimers & Dementia
657
1.13
30,970
13.28
26. Tuberculosis
625
1.08
97
0.04
27. Breast Cancer
600
1.03
5,910
2.53
28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
591
1.02
9,651
4.14
29. Violence
548
0.94
605
0.26
30. Lymphomas
450
0.78
5,146
2.21
31. Falls
412
0.71
4,829
2.07
32. Prostate Cancer
396
0.68
4,711
2.02
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
362
0.62
442
0.19
34. Inflammatory/Heart
347
0.60
2,060
0.88
35. Leukemia
317
0.55
3,098
1.33
36. Drownings
285
0.49
283
0.12
37. Oral Cancer
272
0.47
1,592
0.68
38. Fires
270
0.47
192
0.08
39. Lung Cancers
234
0.40
20,937
8.98
40. Poisonings
220
0.38
121
0.05
41. Endocrine Disorders
219
0.38
3,233
1.39
42. Pertussis
218
0.38
1
0.00
43. Pancreas Cancer
214
0.37
5,057
2.17
44. Oesophagus Cancer
213
0.37
2,230
0.96
45. Epilepsy
191
0.33
384
0.16
46. Syphilis
173
0.30
5
0.00
47. Parkinson's Disease
146
0.25
3,359
1.44
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
136
0.23
636
0.27
49. Alcohol
125
0.22
1,491
0.64
50. Skin Cancers
113
0.19
1,756
0.75
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rwanda RWANDA   Canada CANADA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
26.00
22
1.94
169
2. Prostate Cancer
25.46
43
11.92
124
3. Breast Cancer
15.96
102
15.43
111
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.27
45
12.23
46
5. Liver Cancer
11.48
24
4.21
120
6. Stomach Cancer
10.60
37
2.86
161
7. Lymphomas
5.66
58
6.52
26
8. Lung Cancers
4.46
140
27.23
22
9. Leukemia
3.96
73
4.06
67
10. Pancreas Cancer
3.86
87
6.57
47
11. Oesophagus Cancer
3.59
52
3.01
73
12. Oral Cancer
3.02
84
2.18
126
13. Ovary Cancer
2.74
155
5.08
63
14. Skin Cancers
1.89
91
2.27
65
15. Uterin Cancer
1.84
115
2.91
63
16. Bladder Cancer
0.66
173
2.89
59
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.