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Rwanda Population Pyramid
 


Rwanda
RWANDA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
        World Rank
  Male Female All M F All
1960
40.8
44.0
42.4
137
132
134
1970
42.8
46.0
44.4
148
143
145
1980
44.0
47.4
45.6
158
157
158
1990
29.9
33.8
31.8
183
183
183
2000
38.5
42.4
40.4
184
181
183
2010
56.1
58.9
57.5
156
156
156
 
 
Rwanda
RWANDA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
      World Rank
  Male Female M F
At Birth
56.1
58.9
156
156
Age 5
64.7
67.1
150
157
Age 10
65.4
67.7
148
156
Age 15
65.8
68.2
147
156
Age 20
66.2
68.7
147
156
Age 25
66.9
69.3
147
156
Age 30
67.6
70.0
146
156
Age 35
68.3
70.9
147
158
Age 40
69.3
71.8
147
161
Age 45
70.3
72.8
147
162
Age 50
71.5
73.8
148
163
Age 55
72.9
75.0
149
164
Age 60
74.7
76.5
151
163
Age 65
76.8
78.1
155
165
Age 70
79.2
80.2
158
164
Age 75
82.0
82.7
162
166
Age 80
85.2
85.8
170
164
Age 85
88.9
89.3
170
163
Age 90
92.9
93.1
169
177
Age 95
97.1
97.3
189
179
Age 100
101.7
101.7
180
189
 
 
Rwanda
RWANDA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Deaths %
1 Diarrhoeal diseases
12,548
15.38
2 Influenza & Pneumonia
11,135
13.65
3 Tuberculosis
6,986
8.56
4 HIV/AIDS
4,589
5.63
5 Stroke
4,350
5.33
6 Birth Trauma
4,121
5.05
7 Low Birth Weight
3,623
4.44
8 Coronary Heart Disease
3,454
4.23
9 Maternal Conditions
2,211
2.71
10 Meningitis
1,971
2.42
11 Other Injuries
1,905
2.34
12 Violence
1,708
2.09
13 Diabetes Mellitus
1,668
2.04
14 Malnutrition
1,641
2.01
15 Road Traffic Accidents
1,638
2.01
16 Malaria
1,443
1.77
17 Lung Disease
1,187
1.46
18 Congenital Anomalies
1,084
1.33
19 Kidney Disease
849
1.04
20 Endocrine Disorders
756
0.93
21 Hypertension
730
0.89
22 Drownings
707
0.87
23 Cervical Cancer
678
0.83
24 Anaemia
619
0.76
25 Liver Cancer
614
0.75
  Deaths %
26 Inflammatory/Heart
555
0.68
27 Fires
553
0.68
28 Asthma
545
0.67
29 Vitamin A Deficiency
531
0.65
30 Suicide
509
0.62
31 Measles
483
0.59
32 Epilepsy
444
0.54
33 Syphilis
427
0.52
34 Stomach Cancer
376
0.46
35 Lymphomas
343
0.42
36 Schistosomiasis
342
0.42
37 Oesophagus Cancer
266
0.33
38 Liver Disease
246
0.30
39 Peptic Ulcer Disease
239
0.29
40 Alzheimers/Dementia
236
0.29
41 Upper Respiratory
214
0.26
42 Breast Cancer
211
0.26
43 Falls
203
0.25
44 Prostate Cancer
191
0.23
45 Hepatitis B
177
0.22
46 Colon-Rectum Cancers
167
0.20
47 Tetanus
166
0.20
48 Other Neoplasms
163
0.20
49 Skin Disease
161
0.20
50 Trypanosomiasis
146
0.18
 
 
Rwanda
RWANDA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
1 Influenza & Pneumonia
135.42
31
2 Stroke
134.18
47
3 Tuberculosis
112.22
8
4 Coronary Heart Disease
106.87
104
5 Diarrhoeal diseases
97.98
23
6 HIV/AIDS
53.02
35
7 Diabetes Mellitus
49.39
60
8 Lung Disease
35.75
64
9 Maternal Conditions
24.32
24
10 Road Traffic Accidents
24.16
49
11 Hypertension
22.89
115
12 Birth Trauma
22.04
14
13 Violence
21.82
36
14 Kidney Disease
21.51
69
15 Low Birth Weight
19.38
41
16 Other Injuries
17.97
55
17 Endocrine Disorders
16.08
41
18 Meningitis
15.14
25
19 Cervical Cancer
14.88
17
20 Liver Cancer
14.18
27
21 Asthma
13.38
45
22 Inflammatory/Heart
13.11
48
23 Malnutrition
11.23
23
24 Malaria
10.15
41
25 Suicide
9.26
76
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
26 Drownings
8.94
16
27 Stomach Cancer
8.73
67
28 Alzheimers/Dementia
8.59
58
29 Breast Cancer
8.35
174
30 Anaemia
7.96
25
31 Epilepsy
7.33
32
32 Schistosomiasis
7.03
25
33 Oesophagus Cancer
6.73
34
34 Congenital Anomalies
6.42
91
35 Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.38
49
36 Prostate Cancer
6.16
101
37 Liver Disease
6.07
141
38 Fires
5.04
35
39 Lymphomas
4.81
107
40 Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.69
136
41 Skin Disease
4.45
47
42 Falls
4.15
89
43 Other Neoplasms
3.62
71
44 Bladder Cancer
3.16
65
45 Vitamin A Deficiency
2.84
8
46 Syphilis
2.83
24
47 Oral Cancer
2.67
99
48 Measles
2.61
23
49 Ovary Cancer
2.22
93
50 Upper Respiratory
1.96
36
 
 
Rwanda
RWANDA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate World Rank
1 Cervical Cancer
14.88
17
2 Liver Cancer
14.18
27
3 Stomach Cancer
8.73
67
4 Breast Cancer
8.35
174
5 Oesophagus Cancer
6.73
34
6 Prostate Cancer
6.16
101
7 Lymphomas
4.81
107
8 Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.69
136
9 Other Neoplasms
3.62
71
  Rate World Rank
10 Bladder Cancer
3.16
65
11 Oral Cancer
2.67
99
12 Ovary Cancer
2.22
93
13 Leukemia
1.95
164
14 Pancreas Cancer
1.84
129
15 Lung Cancers
1.79
181
16 Skin Cancers
1.60
74
17 Uterin Cancer
0.59
134
 
 
Rwanda
RWANDA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS
Total Rank
11.3
29
SMOKING PERCENT
M F Rank
N/A
N/A
OBESITY PERCENT
M F Rank
0.1
1.4
190
183
HAPPINESS SCORE
Total Rank
147
158

 
Rwanda
RWANDA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Value World Rank
Population Total
10,473,282
75
Sex Ratio M / F
0.99
102
Population 0-14
42.1 %
33
Population 15-64
55.4 %
158
Population 65 +
2.4 %
186
Birth Rate / 1000
39.67
18
Death Rate / 1000
14.02
23
Fertulity Rate
5.25
20
Infant Mortality
81.61
17
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.03
185
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.01
182
  Value World Rank
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
1.00
107
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.66
161
Net Migrattion
2.17
28
Population Growth
2.78
13
Literacy Total
70.4
141
Literacy Male
76.3
140
Literacy Female
64.7
132
Unemployment
N/A
N/A
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
57.5
156
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
43.0
177
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$900
179
 
 
 

Latest WHO data (2010), Death Rates are age-standardized, total deaths are % of population

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