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Rwanda
COUNTRY #1
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RWANDA VS ZIMBABWE

Compare Rwanda and Zimbabwe 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.

Zimbabwe
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   Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE
      Rwanda RWANDA   Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE
           
    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
    		  
    50.1
    53.3
    51.6
    89
    90
    89
    1970
    42.8
    46.0
    44.4
    148
    143
    145
    		  
    53.4
    56.7
    55.0
    99
    97
    97
    1980
    44.0
    47.4
    45.6
    158
    157
    158
    		  
    57.6
    61.2
    59.3
    107
    108
    108
    1990
    29.9
    33.8
    31.8
    183
    183
    183
    		  
    59.0
    63.7
    61.3
    129
    121
    125
    2000
    43.3
    53.8
    48.3
    179
    154
    171
    		  
    46.0
    46.0
    46.0
    175
    180
    177
    2010
    57.5
    68.1
    62.8
    156
    130
    139
    		  
    51.4
    53.5
    52.4
    174
    175
    175
    2019
    66.9
    71.2
    69.1
    127
    127
    127
    		  
    57.5
    63.6
    60.7
    176
    170
    175
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rwanda RWANDA   Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    66.9
    71.2
    127
    127
    57.5
    63.6
    176
    170
    Age 5
    69.5
    73.5
    130
    130
    61.3
    67.1
    178
    176
    Age 10
    69.8
    73.8
    129
    129
    61.6
    67.4
    178
    176
    Age 15
    70.1
    74.1
    127
    128
    62.0
    67.7
    178
    177
    Age 20
    70.4
    74.3
    127
    128
    62.5
    68.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    70.8
    74.5
    125
    128
    63.2
    68.5
    177
    177
    Age 30
    71.3
    74.9
    126
    128
    63.9
    69.1
    177
    178
    Age 35
    71.7
    75.2
    124
    128
    64.8
    69.9
    178
    177
    Age 40
    72.3
    75.7
    125
    126
    65.9
    70.9
    178
    177
    Age 45
    73.0
    76.4
    126
    126
    67.3
    72.2
    178
    177
    Age 50
    74.0
    77.1
    125
    124
    69.1
    73.7
    178
    176
    Age 55
    75.2
    78.1
    126
    123
    71.2
    75.3
    177
    174
    Age 60
    76.7
    79.2
    127
    119
    73.6
    77.0
    177
    173
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.6
    127
    116
    76.2
    78.9
    177
    172
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.3
    126
    118
    79.0
    81.0
    176
    169
    Age 75
    83.3
    84.4
    128
    117
    82.1
    83.4
    176
    166
    Age 80
    86.2
    87.0
    123
    116
    85.5
    86.3
    168
    163
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.2
    120
    110
    89.1
    89.6
    164
    160
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rwanda RWANDA   Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    105.76
    62
    93.42
    80
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    77.83
    135
    155.90
    42
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    74.70
    45
    139.11
    8
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    43.89
    15
    63.47
    2
    5. Liver Disease
    41.22
    23
    28.41
    59
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    39.89
    44
    52.01
    32
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.55
    70
    57.77
    29
    8. Malaria
    35.78
    26
    12.22
    39
    9. Lung Disease
    33.52
    41
    22.07
    90
    10. Hypertension
    30.17
    44
    20.93
    78
    11. HIV/AIDS
    29.44
    34
    187.61
    5
    12. Cervical Cancer
    26.00
    22
    50.23
    5
    13. Prostate Cancer
    25.46
    43
    39.98
    14
    14. Kidney Disease
    23.20
    92
    35.89
    34
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.49
    55
    18.41
    75
    16. Breast Cancer
    15.96
    102
    20.68
    46
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.27
    45
    8.05
    103
    18. Malnutrition
    12.03
    23
    23.88
    7
    19. Asthma
    11.90
    53
    24.21
    14
    20. Liver Cancer
    11.48
    24
    7.78
    49
    21. Stomach Cancer
    10.60
    37
    9.72
    47
    22. Other Injuries
    10.27
    62
    16.74
    12
    23. Suicide
    9.45
    81
    23.63
    7
    24. Meningitis
    8.67
    38
    12.06
    29
    25. Falls
    7.68
    61
    7.54
    64
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    7.02
    52
    8.15
    25
    27. Low Birth Weight
    6.97
    65
    11.85
    20
    28. Tuberculosis
    6.68
    78
    17.71
    54
    29. Maternal Conditions
    6.57
    42
    13.70
    20
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.24
    43
    8.45
    19
    31. Birth Trauma
    6.06
    54
    10.09
    25
    32. Lymphomas
    5.66
    58
    13.16
    1
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.09
    86
    15.59
    10
    34. Violence
    4.56
    91
    14.57
    29
    35. Lung Cancers
    4.46
    140
    4.78
    139
    36. Leukemia
    3.96
    73
    2.82
    128
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    3.86
    87
    3.66
    93
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    3.83
    107
    4.78
    58
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.59
    52
    14.22
    5
    40. Oral Cancer
    3.02
    84
    3.24
    78
    41. Fires
    2.90
    52
    7.79
    3
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    2.79
    121
    6.77
    41
    43. Ovary Cancer
    2.74
    155
    4.46
    91
    44. Poisonings
    2.31
    40
    3.86
    8
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.15
    64
    5.66
    18
    46. Drownings
    2.14
    108
    6.69
    14
    47. Epilepsy
    2.08
    60
    5.43
    2
    48. Alcohol
    1.99
    60
    0.62
    136
    49. Skin Cancers
    1.89
    91
    4.64
    7
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1.84
    115
    5.22
    14
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Rwanda RWANDA   Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,280
    9.10
    10,779
    9.95
    2. Stroke
    5,060
    8.72
    5,126
    4.73
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,718
    6.41
    6,037
    5.57
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,605
    6.21
    8,493
    7.84
    5. Malaria
    3,298
    5.69
    2,003
    1.85
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3,121
    5.38
    4,595
    4.24
    7. HIV/AIDS
    2,826
    4.87
    19,988
    18.46
    8. Liver Disease
    2,548
    4.39
    1,941
    1.79
    9. Low Birth Weight
    2,193
    3.78
    4,038
    3.73
    10. Birth Trauma
    1,888
    3.25
    3,405
    3.14
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,858
    3.20
    3,344
    3.09
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    1,777
    3.06
    2,217
    2.05
    13. Lung Disease
    1,555
    2.68
    1,163
    1.07
    14. Hypertension
    1,357
    2.34
    1,146
    1.06
    15. Kidney Disease
    1,206
    2.08
    2,214
    2.04
    16. Malnutrition
    1,168
    2.01
    2,396
    2.21
    17. Other Injuries
    944
    1.63
    1,656
    1.53
    18. Cervical Cancer
    941
    1.62
    2,023
    1.87
    19. Meningitis
    847
    1.46
    1,325
    1.22
    20. Stomach Cancer
    780
    1.34
    559
    0.52
    21. Maternal Conditions
    722
    1.24
    1,749
    1.62
    22. Asthma
    717
    1.24
    1,531
    1.41
    23. Liver Cancer
    706
    1.22
    510
    0.47
    24. Suicide
    704
    1.21
    2,069
    1.91
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    657
    1.13
    768
    0.71
    26. Tuberculosis
    625
    1.08
    1,999
    1.85
    27. Breast Cancer
    600
    1.03
    839
    0.77
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    591
    1.02
    505
    0.47
    29. Violence
    548
    0.94
    1,916
    1.77
    30. Lymphomas
    450
    0.78
    960
    0.89
    31. Falls
    412
    0.71
    465
    0.43
    32. Prostate Cancer
    396
    0.68
    628
    0.58
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    362
    0.62
    548
    0.51
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    347
    0.60
    1,047
    0.97
    35. Leukemia
    317
    0.55
    244
    0.23
    36. Drownings
    285
    0.49
    956
    0.88
    37. Oral Cancer
    272
    0.47
    208
    0.19
    38. Fires
    270
    0.47
    793
    0.73
    39. Lung Cancers
    234
    0.40
    286
    0.26
    40. Poisonings
    220
    0.38
    515
    0.48
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    219
    0.38
    553
    0.51
    42. Pertussis
    218
    0.38
    419
    0.39
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.37
    217
    0.20
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    213
    0.37
    801
    0.74
    45. Epilepsy
    191
    0.33
    508
    0.47
    46. Syphilis
    173
    0.30
    124
    0.11
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    146
    0.25
    226
    0.21
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    136
    0.23
    542
    0.50
    49. Alcohol
    125
    0.22
    48
    0.04
    50. Skin Cancers
    113
    0.19
    264
    0.24
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rwanda RWANDA   Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    26.00
    22
    50.23
    5
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.46
    43
    39.98
    14
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.96
    102
    20.68
    46
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.27
    45
    8.05
    103
    5. Liver Cancer
    11.48
    24
    7.78
    49
    6. Stomach Cancer
    10.60
    37
    9.72
    47
    7. Lymphomas
    5.66
    58
    13.16
    1
    8. Lung Cancers
    4.46
    140
    4.78
    139
    9. Leukemia
    3.96
    73
    2.82
    128
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.86
    87
    3.66
    93
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.59
    52
    14.22
    5
    12. Oral Cancer
    3.02
    84
    3.24
    78
    13. Ovary Cancer
    2.74
    155
    4.46
    91
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.89
    91
    4.64
    7
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.84
    115
    5.22
    14
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.66
    173
    2.29
    76
    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.