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Rwanda
COUNTRY #1
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RWANDA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Rwanda and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rwanda RWANDA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rwanda RWANDA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    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
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    42.8
    46.0
    44.4
    148
    143
    145
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    44.0
    47.4
    45.6
    158
    157
    158
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    29.9
    33.8
    31.8
    183
    183
    183
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    43.3
    53.8
    48.3
    179
    154
    171
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    57.5
    68.1
    62.8
    156
    130
    139
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    66.9
    71.2
    69.1
    127
    127
    127
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rwanda RWANDA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    66.9
    71.2
    127
    127
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    69.5
    73.5
    130
    130
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    69.8
    73.8
    129
    129
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    70.1
    74.1
    127
    128
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    70.4
    74.3
    127
    128
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    70.8
    74.5
    125
    128
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    71.3
    74.9
    126
    128
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    71.7
    75.2
    124
    128
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    72.3
    75.7
    125
    126
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    73.0
    76.4
    126
    126
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    74.0
    77.1
    125
    124
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    75.2
    78.1
    126
    123
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    76.7
    79.2
    127
    119
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.6
    127
    116
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.3
    126
    118
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    83.3
    84.4
    128
    117
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.2
    87.0
    123
    116
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.2
    120
    110
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rwanda RWANDA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    105.76
    62
    80.50
    93
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    77.83
    135
    83.76
    128
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    74.70
    45
    83.23
    40
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    43.89
    15
    22.70
    61
    5. Liver Disease
    41.22
    23
    18.41
    95
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    39.89
    44
    33.37
    46
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.55
    70
    74.67
    16
    8. Malaria
    35.78
    26
    0.14
    56
    9. Lung Disease
    33.52
    41
    31.41
    47
    10. Hypertension
    30.17
    44
    33.86
    36
    11. HIV/AIDS
    29.44
    34
    121.35
    9
    12. Cervical Cancer
    26.00
    22
    20.99
    37
    13. Prostate Cancer
    25.46
    43
    35.20
    22
    14. Kidney Disease
    23.20
    92
    35.72
    35
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.49
    55
    16.44
    118
    16. Breast Cancer
    15.96
    102
    18.21
    76
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.27
    45
    8.90
    89
    18. Malnutrition
    12.03
    23
    4.41
    56
    19. Asthma
    11.90
    53
    13.63
    45
    20. Liver Cancer
    11.48
    24
    5.46
    87
    21. Stomach Cancer
    10.60
    37
    3.68
    137
    22. Other Injuries
    10.27
    62
    10.77
    57
    23. Suicide
    9.45
    81
    23.49
    8
    24. Meningitis
    8.67
    38
    6.74
    41
    25. Falls
    7.68
    61
    2.99
    150
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    7.02
    52
    6.23
    83
    27. Low Birth Weight
    6.97
    65
    7.16
    63
    28. Tuberculosis
    6.68
    78
    39.83
    26
    29. Maternal Conditions
    6.57
    42
    2.65
    62
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.24
    43
    4.52
    65
    31. Birth Trauma
    6.06
    54
    3.36
    78
    32. Lymphomas
    5.66
    58
    6.08
    39
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.09
    86
    12.75
    17
    34. Violence
    4.56
    91
    37.54
    8
    35. Lung Cancers
    4.46
    140
    18.34
    64
    36. Leukemia
    3.96
    73
    3.34
    108
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    3.86
    87
    4.98
    65
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    3.83
    107
    3.36
    130
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.59
    52
    8.50
    16
    40. Oral Cancer
    3.02
    84
    3.18
    80
    41. Fires
    2.90
    52
    6.64
    4
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    2.79
    121
    11.70
    14
    43. Ovary Cancer
    2.74
    155
    3.85
    115
    44. Poisonings
    2.31
    40
    1.62
    54
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.15
    64
    2.04
    70
    46. Drownings
    2.14
    108
    4.06
    44
    47. Epilepsy
    2.08
    60
    3.28
    22
    48. Alcohol
    1.99
    60
    1.93
    61
    49. Skin Cancers
    1.89
    91
    2.47
    53
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1.84
    115
    2.15
    99
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Rwanda RWANDA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,280
    9.10
    39,341
    8.65
    2. Stroke
    5,060
    8.72
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,718
    6.41
    13,014
    2.86
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,605
    6.21
    32,739
    7.20
    5. Malaria
    3,298
    5.69
    83
    0.02
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3,121
    5.38
    15,843
    3.49
    7. HIV/AIDS
    2,826
    4.87
    71,996
    15.84
    8. Liver Disease
    2,548
    4.39
    9,013
    1.98
    9. Low Birth Weight
    2,193
    3.78
    6,250
    1.37
    10. Birth Trauma
    1,888
    3.25
    3,004
    0.66
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,858
    3.20
    30,188
    6.64
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    1,777
    3.06
    4,351
    0.96
    13. Lung Disease
    1,555
    2.68
    11,895
    2.62
    14. Hypertension
    1,357
    2.34
    12,789
    2.81
    15. Kidney Disease
    1,206
    2.08
    15,302
    3.37
    16. Malnutrition
    1,168
    2.01
    2,381
    0.52
    17. Other Injuries
    944
    1.63
    6,014
    1.32
    18. Cervical Cancer
    941
    1.62
    5,555
    1.22
    19. Meningitis
    847
    1.46
    3,660
    0.81
    20. Stomach Cancer
    780
    1.34
    1,535
    0.34
    21. Maternal Conditions
    722
    1.24
    1,700
    0.37
    22. Asthma
    717
    1.24
    5,966
    1.31
    23. Liver Cancer
    706
    1.22
    2,383
    0.52
    24. Suicide
    704
    1.21
    13,774
    3.03
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    657
    1.13
    4,676
    1.03
    26. Tuberculosis
    625
    1.08
    21,965
    4.83
    27. Breast Cancer
    600
    1.03
    4,533
    1.00
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    591
    1.02
    3,587
    0.79
    29. Violence
    548
    0.94
    21,000
    4.62
    30. Lymphomas
    450
    0.78
    2,818
    0.62
    31. Falls
    412
    0.71
    1,399
    0.31
    32. Prostate Cancer
    396
    0.68
    4,374
    0.96
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    362
    0.62
    1,894
    0.42
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    347
    0.60
    5,408
    1.19
    35. Leukemia
    317
    0.55
    1,464
    0.32
    36. Drownings
    285
    0.49
    2,403
    0.53
    37. Oral Cancer
    272
    0.47
    1,406
    0.31
    38. Fires
    270
    0.47
    3,618
    0.80
    39. Lung Cancers
    234
    0.40
    7,705
    1.70
    40. Poisonings
    220
    0.38
    975
    0.21
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    219
    0.38
    5,890
    1.30
    42. Pertussis
    218
    0.38
    1,142
    0.25
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.37
    2,007
    0.44
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    213
    0.37
    3,486
    0.77
    45. Epilepsy
    191
    0.33
    1,870
    0.41
    46. Syphilis
    173
    0.30
    1,130
    0.25
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    146
    0.25
    1,077
    0.24
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    136
    0.23
    1,015
    0.22
    49. Alcohol
    125
    0.22
    987
    0.22
    50. Skin Cancers
    113
    0.19
    993
    0.22
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rwanda RWANDA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    26.00
    22
    20.99
    37
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.46
    43
    35.20
    22
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.96
    102
    18.21
    76
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.27
    45
    8.90
    89
    5. Liver Cancer
    11.48
    24
    5.46
    87
    6. Stomach Cancer
    10.60
    37
    3.68
    137
    7. Lymphomas
    5.66
    58
    6.08
    39
    8. Lung Cancers
    4.46
    140
    18.34
    64
    9. Leukemia
    3.96
    73
    3.34
    108
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.86
    87
    4.98
    65
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.59
    52
    8.50
    16
    12. Oral Cancer
    3.02
    84
    3.18
    80
    13. Ovary Cancer
    2.74
    155
    3.85
    115
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.89
    91
    2.47
    53
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.84
    115
    2.15
    99
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.66
    173
    2.19
    83
    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.