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Iraq
COUNTRY #1
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
IRAQ VS RWANDA

Compare Iraq and Rwanda 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.

Rwanda
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
Iraq Population Pyramid
70,940,131
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Rwanda Population Pyramid
23,048,001
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iraq IRAQ   Rwanda RWANDA
  Iraq IRAQ   Rwanda RWANDA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
49.4
51.2
50.3
90
95
94
  
40.8
44.0
42.4
137
132
134
1970
55.1
56.9
56.0
91
96
93
  
42.8
46.0
44.4
148
143
145
1980
60.2
62.8
61.5
92
100
93
  
44.0
47.4
45.6
158
157
158
1990
60.2
63.3
61.8
119
125
121
  
29.9
33.8
31.8
183
183
183
2000
67.8
72.3
70.0
82
97
94
  
43.3
53.8
48.3
179
154
171
2010
68.4
72.8
70.6
96
109
101
  
57.5
68.1
62.8
156
130
139
2019
69.9
75.0
72.4
98
106
108
  
66.9
71.2
69.1
127
127
127
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iraq IRAQ   Rwanda RWANDA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.9
75.0
98
106
66.9
71.2
127
127
Age
69.9
75.0
98
106
66.9
71.2
127
127
Age 5
72.0
76.8
93
99
69.5
73.5
130
130
Age 10
72.2
76.9
94
99
69.8
73.8
129
129
Age 15
72.3
77.0
92
99
70.1
74.1
127
128
Age 20
72.6
77.2
92
99
70.4
74.3
127
128
Age 25
73.0
77.4
90
98
70.8
74.5
125
128
Age 30
73.3
77.6
91
99
71.3
74.9
126
128
Age 35
73.7
77.8
92
98
71.7
75.2
124
128
Age 40
74.1
78.1
95
98
72.3
75.7
125
126
Age 45
74.6
78.4
94
98
73.0
76.4
126
126
Age 50
75.4
79.0
93
98
74.0
77.1
125
124
Age 55
76.3
79.7
93
99
75.2
78.1
126
123
Age 60
77.6
80.7
94
98
76.7
79.2
127
119
Age 65
79.3
81.9
95
97
78.5
80.6
127
116
Age 70
81.4
83.4
100
95
80.7
82.3
126
118
Age 75
83.8
85.4
91
91
83.3
84.4
128
117
Age 80
86.7
87.7
87
88
86.2
87.0
123
116
Age 85
89.9
90.4
86
85
89.6
90.2
120
110
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iraq IRAQ   Rwanda RWANDA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
227.26
23
77.83
135
2. Stroke
128.44
31
105.76
62
3. Diabetes Mellitus
43.40
51
36.55
70
4. Kidney Disease
37.39
29
23.20
92
5. Road Traffic Accidents
34.41
37
43.89
15
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.16
66
19.49
55
7. Violence
17.20
26
4.56
91
8. Hypertension
16.27
101
30.17
44
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
15.14
135
74.70
45
10. Breast Cancer
15.07
115
15.96
102
11. Lung Cancers
11.72
97
4.46
140
12. Liver Disease
10.94
118
41.22
23
13. Lung Disease
8.53
174
33.52
41
14. War
8.37
6
0.02
96
15. Low Birth Weight
8.00
54
6.97
65
16. Congenital Anomalies
6.83
57
7.02
52
17. Other Injuries
6.33
113
10.27
62
18. Inflammatory/Heart
5.43
77
5.09
86
19. Asthma
5.15
86
11.90
53
20. Birth Trauma
4.96
66
6.06
54
21. Leukemia
4.79
26
3.96
73
22. Suicide
4.74
144
9.45
81
23. Parkinson's Disease
4.74
59
3.83
107
24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.32
158
12.27
45
25. Stomach Cancer
3.94
132
10.60
37
26. Lymphomas
3.82
128
5.66
58
27. Bladder Cancer
3.81
31
0.66
173
28. Diarrhoeal diseases
3.46
87
39.89
44
29. Ovary Cancer
3.16
141
2.74
155
30. Liver Cancer
3.04
165
11.48
24
31. Pancreas Cancer
2.88
115
3.86
87
32. Prostate Cancer
2.81
176
25.46
43
33. Falls
2.77
156
7.68
61
34. Fires
2.35
66
2.90
52
35. Tuberculosis
2.26
106
6.68
78
36. Maternal Conditions
2.17
68
6.57
42
37. Oral Cancer
2.01
133
3.02
84
38. Skin Cancers
2.00
87
1.89
91
39. Drug Use
1.73
58
0.56
154
40. Drownings
1.56
127
2.14
108
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.42
93
2.15
64
42. Cervical Cancer
1.39
180
26.00
22
43. Endocrine Disorders
1.35
167
2.79
121
44. Pertussis
1.08
63
1.04
65
45. Meningitis
1.07
77
8.67
38
46. Encephalitis
1.07
17
0.45
83
47. Oesophagus Cancer
0.95
158
3.59
52
48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.92
151
6.24
43
49. Epilepsy
0.75
161
2.08
60
50. Uterin Cancer
0.59
173
1.84
115
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Iraq IRAQ   Rwanda RWANDA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
36,594
24.98
3,605
6.21
2. Stroke
20,793
14.19
5,060
8.72
3. Road Traffic Accidents
10,726
7.32
3,718
6.41
4. Diabetes Mellitus
7,395
5.05
1,858
3.20
5. Low Birth Weight
6,573
4.49
2,193
3.78
6. Kidney Disease
6,323
4.32
1,206
2.08
7. Violence
5,658
3.86
548
0.94
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
5,551
3.79
5,280
9.10
9. Congenital Anomalies
4,812
3.28
1,777
3.06
10. Birth Trauma
4,223
2.88
1,888
3.25
11. War
2,942
2.01
3
0.01
12. Hypertension
2,451
1.67
1,357
2.34
13. Alzheimers & Dementia
2,429
1.66
657
1.13
14. Other Injuries
2,212
1.51
944
1.63
15. Lung Cancers
2,162
1.48
234
0.40
16. Liver Disease
2,127
1.45
2,548
4.39
17. Breast Cancer
1,783
1.22
600
1.03
18. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,578
1.08
3,121
5.38
19. Suicide
1,418
0.97
704
1.21
20. Lung Disease
1,329
0.91
1,555
2.68
21. Leukemia
1,315
0.90
317
0.55
22. Inflammatory/Heart
1,190
0.81
347
0.60
23. Asthma
914
0.62
717
1.24
24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
852
0.58
591
1.02
25. Tuberculosis
821
0.56
625
1.08
26. Lymphomas
811
0.55
450
0.78
27. Maternal Conditions
780
0.53
722
1.24
28. Stomach Cancer
771
0.53
780
1.34
29. Fires
742
0.51
270
0.47
30. Falls
709
0.48
412
0.71
31. Parkinson's Disease
658
0.45
146
0.25
32. Drownings
658
0.45
285
0.49
33. Pertussis
636
0.43
218
0.38
34. Bladder Cancer
628
0.43
35
0.06
35. Liver Cancer
555
0.38
706
1.22
36. Pancreas Cancer
530
0.36
214
0.37
37. Endocrine Disorders
462
0.32
219
0.38
38. Drug Use
441
0.30
45
0.08
39. Oral Cancer
410
0.28
272
0.47
40. Encephalitis
378
0.26
39
0.07
41. Ovary Cancer
376
0.26
92
0.16
42. Meningitis
372
0.25
847
1.46
43. Skin Cancers
339
0.23
113
0.19
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
283
0.19
136
0.23
45. Epilepsy
253
0.17
191
0.33
46. Oesophagus Cancer
173
0.12
213
0.37
47. Prostate Cancer
171
0.12
396
0.68
48. Cervical Cancer
162
0.11
941
1.62
49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
159
0.11
362
0.62
50. Syphilis
137
0.09
173
0.30
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iraq IRAQ   Rwanda RWANDA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
15.07
115
15.96
102
2. Lung Cancers
11.72
97
4.46
140
3. Leukemia
4.79
26
3.96
73
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.32
158
12.27
45
5. Stomach Cancer
3.94
132
10.60
37
6. Lymphomas
3.82
128
5.66
58
7. Bladder Cancer
3.81
31
0.66
173
8. Ovary Cancer
3.16
141
2.74
155
9. Liver Cancer
3.04
165
11.48
24
10. Pancreas Cancer
2.88
115
3.86
87
11. Prostate Cancer
2.81
176
25.46
43
12. Oral Cancer
2.01
133
3.02
84
13. Skin Cancers
2.00
87
1.89
91
14. Cervical Cancer
1.39
180
26.00
22
15. Oesophagus Cancer
0.95
158
3.59
52
16. Uterin Cancer
0.59
173
1.84
115
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.