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RWANDA VS FINLAND
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Compare Rwanda and Finland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Rwanda RWANDA   Finland FINLAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    40.8
    44.0
    42.4
    137
    132
    134
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
    1970
    42.8
    46.0
    44.4
    148
    143
    145
    		  
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    1980
    44.0
    47.4
    45.6
    158
    157
    158
    		  
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    1990
    29.9
    33.8
    31.8
    183
    183
    183
    		  
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    2000
    38.5
    42.4
    40.4
    184
    181
    183
    		  
    74.2
    81.0
    77.5
    30
    13
    25
    2010
    57.5
    68.1
    62.8
    156
    130
    139
    		  
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    2015
    60.9
    71.1
    66.1
    151
    120
    134
    		  
    78.3
    83.8
    81.1
    26
    16
    22
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Rwanda RWANDA   Finland FINLAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    60.9
    71.1
    151
    120
    		  
    78.3
    83.8
    26
    16
    Age 5
    63.7
    73.9
    162
    118
    		  
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 10
    64.9
    74.2
    160
    118
    		  
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 15
    65.6
    74.4
    159
    118
    		  
    78.6
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 20
    66.4
    74.7
    158
    117
    		  
    78.7
    84.1
    25
    19
    Age 25
    67.5
    75.1
    155
    116
    		  
    78.9
    84.2
    25
    18
    Age 30
    68.5
    75.6
    149
    114
    		  
    79.2
    84.3
    26
    18
    Age 35
    69.6
    76.1
    146
    114
    		  
    79.4
    84.4
    26
    18
    Age 40
    70.6
    76.6
    147
    114
    		  
    79.7
    84.5
    26
    17
    Age 45
    71.8
    77.2
    141
    114
    		  
    80.0
    84.7
    26
    16
    Age 50
    73.1
    77.9
    140
    111
    		  
    80.5
    85.0
    26
    17
    Age 55
    74.5
    78.8
    137
    109
    		  
    81.1
    85.3
    26
    16
    Age 60
    76.0
    79.7
    133
    109
    		  
    82.1
    85.9
    27
    15
    Age 65
    77.8
    80.8
    132
    110
    		  
    83.2
    86.5
    26
    17
    Age 70
    80.0
    82.4
    132
    107
    		  
    84.6
    87.3
    24
    17
    Age 75
    82.5
    84.3
    133
    106
    		  
    86.3
    88.4
    22
    21
    Age 80
    85.5
    86.8
    135
    107
    		  
    88.2
    89.7
    31
    33
    Age 85
    89.0
    89.9
    139
    104
    		  
    90.8
    91.6
    40
    49
    Age 90
    92.9
    93.5
    136
    106
    		  
    93.9
    94.4
    60
    64
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.6
    135
    104
    		  
    97.7
    97.9
    74
    85
    Age 100
    101.7
    102.0
    144
    107
    		  
    102.0
    102.0
    86
    103
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Rwanda RWANDA   Finland FINLAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    131.33
    42
    		  
    35.04
    146
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    100.86
    41
    		  
    3.77
    171
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    69.98
    122
    		  
    94.14
    79
    4. HIV/AIDS
    65.90
    29
    		  
    0.06
    154
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    38.62
    41
    		  
    0.55
    146
    6. Malaria
    38.04
    31
    		  
    0.00
    172
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.38
    70
    		  
    4.66
    166
    8. Prostate Cancer
    30.17
    21
    		  
    17.49
    75
    9. Cervical Cancer
    26.81
    14
    		  
    1.43
    164
    10. Malnutrition
    26.39
    36
    		  
    0.04
    162
    11. Violence
    24.37
    18
    		  
    2.00
    130
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    24.06
    43
    		  
    4.31
    158
    13. Hypertension
    18.38
    70
    		  
    10.32
    133
    14. Kidney Disease
    18.09
    52
    		  
    2.35
    171
    15. Tuberculosis
    17.34
    53
    		  
    0.48
    144
    16. Liver Disease
    16.79
    81
    		  
    15.59
    86
    17. Birth Trauma
    14.98
    43
    		  
    0.35
    167
    18. Maternal Conditions
    14.79
    36
    		  
    0.04
    163
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    13.77
    32
    		  
    2.17
    146
    20. Low Birth Weight
    13.55
    57
    		  
    1.02
    167
    21. Meningitis
    13.17
    38
    		  
    0.25
    157
    22. Lung Disease
    12.96
    130
    		  
    9.45
    151
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.69
    29
    		  
    6.57
    96
    24. Liver Cancer
    12.68
    22
    		  
    3.96
    123
    25. Other Injuries
    12.31
    80
    		  
    5.01
    151
    26. Suicide
    11.68
    55
    		  
    15.11
    31
    27. Falls
    11.14
    34
    		  
    10.91
    39
    28. Fires
    10.60
    30
    		  
    0.84
    127
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    10.00
    49
    		  
    3.49
    150
    30. Skin Disease
    9.88
    7
    		  
    0.31
    149
    31. Stomach Cancer
    9.30
    47
    		  
    4.77
    105
    32. Breast Cancer
    9.02
    155
    		  
    16.90
    82
    33. Epilepsy
    8.38
    33
    		  
    1.72
    93
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.25
    25
    		  
    2.62
    83
    35. Drownings
    7.08
    37
    		  
    1.68
    132
    36. Schistosomiasis
    5.97
    4
    		  
    0.00
    172
    37. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    5.95
    9
    		  
    0.68
    76
    38. Asthma
    5.62
    80
    		  
    0.94
    140
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.45
    71
    		  
    0.47
    162
    40. Oral Cancer
    5.10
    38
    		  
    2.24
    111
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    127
    		  
    11.00
    60
    42. Lymphomas
    4.33
    92
    		  
    7.31
    27
    43. Other Neoplasms
    3.50
    55
    		  
    2.97
    74
    44. Poisonings
    3.47
    41
    		  
    1.21
    89
    45. Ovary Cancer
    3.21
    125
    		  
    6.88
    23
    46. Bladder Cancer
    2.82
    63
    		  
    2.46
    71
    47. Uterin Cancer
    2.72
    58
    		  
    3.09
    41
    48. Hepatitis B
    2.70
    37
    		  
    0.01
    168
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    2.68
    57
    		  
    4.66
    1
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.67
    88
    		  
    1.49
    123
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Rwanda RWANDA   Finland FINLAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,753
    11.27
    		  
    379
    0.87
    2. HIV/AIDS
    6,254
    9.09
    		  
    5
    0.01
    3. Stroke
    4,971
    7.23
    		  
    4,170
    9.59
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,127
    6.00
    		  
    68
    0.16
    5. Malaria
    3,733
    5.43
    		  
    0
    0.00
    6. Birth Trauma
    3,147
    4.58
    		  
    12
    0.03
    7. Low Birth Weight
    2,846
    4.14
    		  
    35
    0.08
    8. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,812
    4.09
    		  
    11,143
    25.63
    9. Violence
    2,597
    3.78
    		  
    114
    0.26
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,172
    3.16
    		  
    263
    0.61
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    1,968
    2.86
    		  
    182
    0.42
    12. Malnutrition
    1,943
    2.83
    		  
    4
    0.01
    13. Maternal Conditions
    1,410
    2.05
    		  
    2
    0.01
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,375
    2.00
    		  
    456
    1.05
    15. Meningitis
    1,354
    1.97
    		  
    15
    0.03
    16. Tuberculosis
    1,168
    1.70
    		  
    59
    0.14
    17. Other Injuries
    1,158
    1.68
    		  
    403
    0.93
    18. Fires
    1,119
    1.63
    		  
    65
    0.15
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    1,088
    1.58
    		  
    182
    0.42
    20. Kidney Disease
    955
    1.39
    		  
    288
    0.66
    21. Liver Disease
    912
    1.33
    		  
    1,188
    2.73
    22. Suicide
    865
    1.26
    		  
    903
    2.08
    23. Drownings
    847
    1.23
    		  
    125
    0.29
    24. Epilepsy
    821
    1.19
    		  
    126
    0.29
    25. Cervical Cancer
    802
    1.17
    		  
    63
    0.14
    26. Hypertension
    702
    1.02
    		  
    1,188
    2.73
    27. Liver Cancer
    693
    1.01
    		  
    436
    1.00
    28. Falls
    675
    0.98
    		  
    1,214
    2.79
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    570
    0.83
    		  
    584
    1.34
    30. Lung Disease
    552
    0.80
    		  
    1,106
    2.54
    31. Skin Disease
    508
    0.74
    		  
    33
    0.07
    32. Stomach Cancer
    454
    0.66
    		  
    498
    1.15
    33. Pertussis
    439
    0.64
    		  
    0
    0.00
    34. Prostate Cancer
    437
    0.64
    		  
    879
    2.02
    35. Syphilis
    423
    0.61
    		  
    1
    0.00
    36. Poisonings
    373
    0.54
    		  
    79
    0.18
    37. Schistosomiasis
    335
    0.49
    		  
    0
    0.00
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    314
    0.46
    		  
    270
    0.62
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    288
    0.42
    		  
    56
    0.13
    40. Breast Cancer
    284
    0.41
    		  
    887
    2.04
    41. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    281
    0.41
    		  
    80
    0.18
    42. Asthma
    267
    0.39
    		  
    101
    0.23
    43. Lymphomas
    250
    0.36
    		  
    806
    1.85
    44. Oral Cancer
    245
    0.36
    		  
    218
    0.50
    45. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    219
    0.32
    		  
    1,202
    2.76
    46. Other Neoplasms
    186
    0.27
    		  
    330
    0.76
    47. Measles
    174
    0.25
    		  
    0
    0.00
    48. Leukemia
    174
    0.25
    		  
    348
    0.80
    49. Hepatitis B
    161
    0.23
    		  
    2
    0.00
    50. Encephalitis
    159
    0.23
    		  
    2
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Rwanda RWANDA   Finland FINLAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    30.17
    21
    		  
    17.49
    75
    2. Cervical Cancer
    26.81
    14
    		  
    1.43
    164
    3. Liver Cancer
    12.68
    22
    		  
    3.96
    123
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.30
    47
    		  
    4.77
    105
    5. Breast Cancer
    9.02
    155
    		  
    16.90
    82
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.25
    25
    		  
    2.62
    83
    7. Oral Cancer
    5.10
    38
    		  
    2.24
    111
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    127
    		  
    11.00
    60
    9. Lymphomas
    4.33
    92
    		  
    7.31
    27
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.21
    125
    		  
    6.88
    23
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.82
    63
    		  
    2.46
    71
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.72
    58
    		  
    3.09
    41
    13. Leukemia
    2.58
    128
    		  
    3.41
    102
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.45
    36
    		  
    2.65
    29
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    132
    		  
    9.42
    11
    16. Lung Cancers
    1.23
    162
    		  
    20.15
    57
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.