face

WORLDHEALTHRANKINGS
live longer live better
Learn Think Feel Do
Rwanda
New Guinea

World Health Review

RWANDA VS NEW GUINEA
COUNTRY #1
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola 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 Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia 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 Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola 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 Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia 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 Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Rwanda and New Guinea 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.
INSTRUCTIONSUse the list on left to choose a new country and cause of death rank order. Use the list on right to select the Countries you want to compare to. Play or Pause the Dynamic Population Pyramids to enhance your view.

DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Choose Year
    Play
    Pause
     
    Rwanda Population
     
     
    New Guinea Population
     


    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Rwanda RWANDA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
           
    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
    		  
    37.8
    39.7
    38.7
    151
    154
    152
    1970
    42.8
    46.0
    44.4
    148
    143
    145
    		  
    42.8
    44.7
    43.7
    149
    151
    149
    1980
    44.0
    47.4
    45.6
    158
    157
    158
    		  
    49.5
    53.8
    51.6
    141
    137
    138
    1990
    29.9
    33.8
    31.8
    183
    183
    183
    		  
    52.3
    57.8
    55.0
    151
    144
    144
    2000
    38.5
    42.4
    40.4
    184
    181
    183
    		  
    53.9
    59.7
    56.8
    149
    140
    144
    2010
    57.5
    68.1
    62.8
    156
    130
    139
    		  
    59.5
    64.3
    61.8
    148
    142
    145
    2015
    60.9
    71.1
    66.1
    151
    120
    134
    		  
    60.6
    65.4
    62.9
    153
    149
    151
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Rwanda RWANDA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    60.9
    71.1
    151
    120
    		  
    60.6
    65.4
    153
    149
    Age 5
    63.7
    73.9
    162
    118
    		  
    64.5
    69.0
    157
    150
    Age 10
    64.9
    74.2
    160
    118
    		  
    64.8
    69.3
    161
    153
    Age 15
    65.6
    74.4
    159
    118
    		  
    65.1
    69.5
    163
    153
    Age 20
    66.4
    74.7
    158
    117
    		  
    65.5
    69.8
    165
    154
    Age 25
    67.5
    75.1
    155
    116
    		  
    66.0
    70.3
    168
    155
    Age 30
    68.5
    75.6
    149
    114
    		  
    66.6
    70.8
    170
    159
    Age 35
    69.6
    76.1
    146
    114
    		  
    67.2
    71.4
    173
    162
    Age 40
    70.6
    76.6
    147
    114
    		  
    67.9
    72.1
    175
    166
    Age 45
    71.8
    77.2
    141
    114
    		  
    68.8
    72.9
    178
    170
    Age 50
    73.1
    77.9
    140
    111
    		  
    70.0
    73.9
    180
    172
    Age 55
    74.5
    78.8
    137
    109
    		  
    71.5
    75.1
    182
    172
    Age 60
    76.0
    79.7
    133
    109
    		  
    73.4
    76.6
    182
    170
    Age 65
    77.8
    80.8
    132
    110
    		  
    75.7
    78.5
    182
    164
    Age 70
    80.0
    82.4
    132
    107
    		  
    78.5
    80.7
    179
    151
    Age 75
    82.5
    84.3
    133
    106
    		  
    81.8
    83.4
    171
    136
    Age 80
    85.5
    86.8
    135
    107
    		  
    85.3
    86.3
    150
    127
    Age 85
    89.0
    89.9
    139
    104
    		  
    89.1
    89.8
    126
    112
    Age 90
    92.9
    93.5
    136
    106
    		  
    93.1
    93.6
    109
    100
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.6
    135
    104
    		  
    97.4
    97.7
    107
    95
    Age 100
    101.7
    102.0
    144
    107
    		  
    101.9
    102.2
    95
    76
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Rwanda RWANDA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    131.33
    42
    		  
    41.43
    136
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    100.86
    41
    		  
    224.71
    5
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    69.98
    122
    		  
    50.34
    153
    4. HIV/AIDS
    65.90
    29
    		  
    15.49
    62
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    38.62
    41
    		  
    21.16
    56
    6. Malaria
    38.04
    31
    		  
    37.57
    32
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.38
    70
    		  
    96.50
    6
    8. Prostate Cancer
    30.17
    21
    		  
    19.23
    65
    9. Cervical Cancer
    26.81
    14
    		  
    22.90
    19
    10. Malnutrition
    26.39
    36
    		  
    15.23
    42
    11. Violence
    24.37
    18
    		  
    5.87
    81
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    24.06
    43
    		  
    16.62
    89
    13. Hypertension
    18.38
    70
    		  
    8.66
    142
    14. Kidney Disease
    18.09
    52
    		  
    47.59
    2
    15. Tuberculosis
    17.34
    53
    		  
    97.88
    6
    16. Liver Disease
    16.79
    81
    		  
    33.61
    20
    17. Birth Trauma
    14.98
    43
    		  
    15.36
    40
    18. Maternal Conditions
    14.79
    36
    		  
    7.34
    46
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    13.77
    32
    		  
    8.25
    67
    20. Low Birth Weight
    13.55
    57
    		  
    15.41
    49
    21. Meningitis
    13.17
    38
    		  
    14.32
    36
    22. Lung Disease
    12.96
    130
    		  
    30.75
    32
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.69
    29
    		  
    7.83
    81
    24. Liver Cancer
    12.68
    22
    		  
    11.44
    28
    25. Other Injuries
    12.31
    80
    		  
    27.48
    20
    26. Suicide
    11.68
    55
    		  
    11.73
    54
    27. Falls
    11.14
    34
    		  
    5.57
    84
    28. Fires
    10.60
    30
    		  
    6.14
    49
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    10.00
    49
    		  
    8.48
    90
    30. Skin Disease
    9.88
    7
    		  
    7.83
    17
    31. Stomach Cancer
    9.30
    47
    		  
    7.31
    62
    32. Breast Cancer
    9.02
    155
    		  
    19.04
    60
    33. Epilepsy
    8.38
    33
    		  
    5.23
    48
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.25
    25
    		  
    2.71
    82
    35. Drownings
    7.08
    37
    		  
    5.71
    54
    36. Schistosomiasis
    5.97
    4
    		  
    0.00
    172
    37. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    5.95
    9
    		  
    0.23
    139
    38. Asthma
    5.62
    80
    		  
    46.56
    1
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.45
    71
    		  
    8.98
    27
    40. Oral Cancer
    5.10
    38
    		  
    18.19
    1
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    127
    		  
    6.83
    95
    42. Lymphomas
    4.33
    92
    		  
    7.59
    20
    43. Other Neoplasms
    3.50
    55
    		  
    1.39
    134
    44. Poisonings
    3.47
    41
    		  
    16.36
    2
    45. Ovary Cancer
    3.21
    125
    		  
    6.44
    30
    46. Bladder Cancer
    2.82
    63
    		  
    1.04
    142
    47. Uterin Cancer
    2.72
    58
    		  
    3.97
    26
    48. Hepatitis B
    2.70
    37
    		  
    4.65
    12
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    2.68
    57
    		  
    0.99
    119
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.67
    88
    		  
    11.05
    20
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Rwanda RWANDA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,753
    11.27
    		  
    8,930
    17.81
    2. HIV/AIDS
    6,254
    9.09
    		  
    978
    1.95
    3. Stroke
    4,971
    7.23
    		  
    1,354
    2.70
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,127
    6.00
    		  
    1,584
    3.16
    5. Malaria
    3,733
    5.43
    		  
    2,759
    5.50
    6. Birth Trauma
    3,147
    4.58
    		  
    1,694
    3.38
    7. Low Birth Weight
    2,846
    4.14
    		  
    1,699
    3.39
    8. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,812
    4.09
    		  
    1,660
    3.31
    9. Violence
    2,597
    3.78
    		  
    376
    0.75
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,172
    3.16
    		  
    928
    1.85
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    1,968
    2.86
    		  
    827
    1.65
    12. Malnutrition
    1,943
    2.83
    		  
    683
    1.36
    13. Maternal Conditions
    1,410
    2.05
    		  
    471
    0.94
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,375
    2.00
    		  
    3,463
    6.91
    15. Meningitis
    1,354
    1.97
    		  
    912
    1.82
    16. Tuberculosis
    1,168
    1.70
    		  
    3,847
    7.67
    17. Other Injuries
    1,158
    1.68
    		  
    1,634
    3.26
    18. Fires
    1,119
    1.63
    		  
    411
    0.82
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    1,088
    1.58
    		  
    451
    0.90
    20. Kidney Disease
    955
    1.39
    		  
    1,742
    3.47
    21. Liver Disease
    912
    1.33
    		  
    1,339
    2.67
    22. Suicide
    865
    1.26
    		  
    550
    1.10
    23. Drownings
    847
    1.23
    		  
    375
    0.75
    24. Epilepsy
    821
    1.19
    		  
    335
    0.67
    25. Cervical Cancer
    802
    1.17
    		  
    540
    1.08
    26. Hypertension
    702
    1.02
    		  
    252
    0.50
    27. Liver Cancer
    693
    1.01
    		  
    523
    1.04
    28. Falls
    675
    0.98
    		  
    260
    0.52
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    570
    0.83
    		  
    344
    0.69
    30. Lung Disease
    552
    0.80
    		  
    905
    1.81
    31. Skin Disease
    508
    0.74
    		  
    297
    0.59
    32. Stomach Cancer
    454
    0.66
    		  
    241
    0.48
    33. Pertussis
    439
    0.64
    		  
    238
    0.47
    34. Prostate Cancer
    437
    0.64
    		  
    188
    0.38
    35. Syphilis
    423
    0.61
    		  
    136
    0.27
    36. Poisonings
    373
    0.54
    		  
    850
    1.70
    37. Schistosomiasis
    335
    0.49
    		  
    0
    0.00
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    314
    0.46
    		  
    96
    0.19
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    288
    0.42
    		  
    339
    0.68
    40. Breast Cancer
    284
    0.41
    		  
    426
    0.85
    41. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    281
    0.41
    		  
    9
    0.02
    42. Asthma
    267
    0.39
    		  
    1,475
    2.94
    43. Lymphomas
    250
    0.36
    		  
    285
    0.57
    44. Oral Cancer
    245
    0.36
    		  
    674
    1.34
    45. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    219
    0.32
    		  
    243
    0.48
    46. Other Neoplasms
    186
    0.27
    		  
    59
    0.12
    47. Measles
    174
    0.25
    		  
    98
    0.20
    48. Leukemia
    174
    0.25
    		  
    210
    0.42
    49. Hepatitis B
    161
    0.23
    		  
    212
    0.42
    50. Encephalitis
    159
    0.23
    		  
    17
    0.03
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Rwanda RWANDA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    30.17
    21
    		  
    19.23
    65
    2. Cervical Cancer
    26.81
    14
    		  
    22.90
    19
    3. Liver Cancer
    12.68
    22
    		  
    11.44
    28
    4. Stomach Cancer
    9.30
    47
    		  
    7.31
    62
    5. Breast Cancer
    9.02
    155
    		  
    19.04
    60
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.25
    25
    		  
    2.71
    82
    7. Oral Cancer
    5.10
    38
    		  
    18.19
    1
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    127
    		  
    6.83
    95
    9. Lymphomas
    4.33
    92
    		  
    7.59
    20
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.21
    125
    		  
    6.44
    30
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.82
    63
    		  
    1.04
    142
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.72
    58
    		  
    3.97
    26
    13. Leukemia
    2.58
    128
    		  
    3.98
    78
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.45
    36
    		  
    3.46
    15
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.42
    132
    		  
    1.41
    133
    16. Lung Cancers
    1.23
    162
    		  
    7.46
    107
     
     
     
    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.