HEALTH PROFILE: Malawi

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.

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MALAWI POPULATION PYRAMID

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MALAWI LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE

GOOD

POOR

			World Rank
	Male	Female	M	F
At Birth	62.3	68.9	153	138
Age 5	65.3	71.6	165	142
Age 10	65.8	72.1	165	143
Age 15	66.1	72.3	165	143
Age 20	66.5	72.6	165	143
Age 25	67.0	73.0	165	143
Age 30	67.6	73.4	165	142
Age 35	68.3	74.0	166	142
Age 40	69.1	74.8	167	142
Age 45	70.2	75.6	167	140
Age 50	71.6	76.6	166	141
Age 55	73.3	77.8	166	132
Age 60	75.1	79.0	164	128
Age 65	77.3	80.5	164	120
Age 70	79.8	82.3	162	116
Age 75	82.7	84.5	158	107
Age 80	85.9	87.2	153	102
Age 85	89.4	90.3	141	97

MALAWI TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH		Rate	World Rank
1.	HIV/AIDS	99.96	13
2.	Stroke	99.81	73
3.	Coronary Heart Disease	82.36	130
4.	Influenza and Pneumonia	79.50	43
5.	Cervical Cancer	62.51	2
6.	Diarrhoeal diseases	60.66	25
7.	Road Traffic Accidents	57.15	3
8.	Malaria	45.12	17
9.	Liver Disease	43.20	16
10.	Diabetes Mellitus	36.03	73
11.	Hypertension	32.87	38
12.	Kidney Disease	23.88	86
13.	Tuberculosis	23.26	47
14.	Lung Disease	23.06	86
15.	Oesophagus Cancer	21.94	1
16.	Alzheimers & Dementia	19.90	48
17.	Malnutrition	14.32	16
18.	Prostate Cancer	13.89	113
19.	Breast Cancer	13.43	128
20.	Meningitis	12.92	27
21.	Maternal Conditions	12.32	24
22.	Suicide	10.58	63
23.	Other Injuries	10.06	67
24.	Asthma	9.68	66
25.	Low Birth Weight	8.83	48

TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH		Rate	World Rank
26.	Falls	8.32	43
27.	Birth Trauma	7.34	47
28.	Lymphomas	7.19	18
29.	Congenital Anomalies	6.35	75
30.	Bladder Cancer	4.76	13
31.	Skin Cancers	4.59	9
32.	Inflammatory/Heart	4.28	101
33.	Parkinson's Disease	3.95	97
34.	Peptic Ulcer Disease	3.68	73
35.	Ovary Cancer	3.33	134
36.	Liver Cancer	3.24	158
37.	Violence	3.12	112
38.	Oral Cancer	3.05	83
39.	Fires	2.94	51
40.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	2.90	178
41.	Stomach Cancer	2.55	167
42.	Poisonings	2.51	33
43.	Endocrine Disorders	2.36	134
44.	Drownings	2.23	104
45.	Epilepsy	2.04	64
46.	Lung Cancers	1.92	173
47.	Schistosomiasis	1.91	22
48.	Rheumatic Heart Disease	1.88	74
49.	Alcohol	1.46	86
50.	Syphilis	1.38	24

MALAWI TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE

PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES

		Deaths	%
1.	HIV/AIDS	12,839	13.32
2.	Influenza and Pneumonia	7,739	8.03
3.	Malaria	6,308	6.54
4.	Road Traffic Accidents	6,221	6.45
5.	Stroke	5,939	6.16
6.	Diarrhoeal diseases	5,782	6.00
7.	Coronary Heart Disease	4,929	5.11
8.	Low Birth Weight	4,339	4.50
9.	Birth Trauma	3,563	3.70
10.	Liver Disease	3,259	3.38
11.	Tuberculosis	2,992	3.10
12.	Cervical Cancer	2,876	2.98
13.	Congenital Anomalies	2,509	2.60
14.	Diabetes Mellitus	2,267	2.35
15.	Maternal Conditions	1,854	1.92
16.	Oesophagus Cancer	1,842	1.91
17.	Hypertension	1,797	1.86
18.	Meningitis	1,792	1.86
19.	Kidney Disease	1,567	1.63
20.	Malnutrition	1,499	1.55
21.	Lung Disease	1,340	1.39
22.	Other Injuries	1,266	1.31
23.	Suicide	1,007	1.04
24.	Lymphomas	839	0.87
25.	Alzheimers & Dementia	782	0.81

		Deaths	%
26.	Asthma	705	0.73
27.	Breast Cancer	600	0.62
28.	Falls	562	0.58
29.	Syphilis	480	0.50
30.	Drownings	458	0.47
31.	Pertussis	436	0.45
32.	Violence	406	0.42
33.	Bladder Cancer	388	0.40
34.	Fires	380	0.39
35.	Inflammatory/Heart	370	0.38
36.	Skin Cancers	331	0.34
37.	Poisonings	325	0.34
38.	Liver Cancer	317	0.33
39.	Peptic Ulcer Disease	280	0.29
40.	Prostate Cancer	271	0.28
41.	Epilepsy	260	0.27
42.	Endocrine Disorders	257	0.27
43.	Oral Cancer	251	0.26
44.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	234	0.24
45.	Stomach Cancer	206	0.21
46.	Parkinson's Disease	200	0.21
47.	Tetanus	178	0.18
48.	Ovary Cancer	158	0.16
49.	Rheumatic Heart Disease	154	0.16
50.	Schistosomiasis	143	0.15

MALAWI CANCER RANK BY TYPE

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

		Rate	World Rank
1.	Cervical Cancer	62.51	2
2.	Oesophagus Cancer	21.94	1
3.	Prostate Cancer	13.89	113
4.	Breast Cancer	13.43	128
5.	Lymphomas	7.19	18
6.	Bladder Cancer	4.76	13
7.	Skin Cancers	4.59	9
8.	Ovary Cancer	3.33	134

		Rate	World Rank
9.	Liver Cancer	3.24	158
10.	Oral Cancer	3.05	83
11.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	2.90	178
12.	Stomach Cancer	2.55	167
13.	Lung Cancers	1.92	173
14.	Leukemia	0.62	179
15.	Uterin Cancer	0.51	175
16.	Pancreas Cancer	0.45	180

MALAWI HEALTH RISK FACTORS

GOOD

POOR

ALCOHOL LITERS
Total	Rank
4.1	114

SMOKING %
M	F	Rank
14.4	2.4	140	120

OBESITY %
M	F	Rank
2.2	9.1	183	163

HAPPINESS SCORE
Total	Rank
3.75	131

MALAWI LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY

GOOD

POOR

				World Rank
	Male	Female	All	M	F	All
1960	37.4	38.5	37.9	153	155	157
1970	40.1	41.6	40.8	161	161	160
1980	43.9	45.8	44.8	159	162	160
1990	47.3	50.0	48.6	164	166	164
2000	42.6	43.6	43.1	180	182	182
2010	51.7	54.0	52.9	172	174	173
2019	62.3	68.9	65.6	153	138	143

MALAWI DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY

	Value	World Rank
Population Total	20.309m	61
Sex Ratio M / F	0.98	98
Population 0-14	45.9%	7
Population 15-64	51.5%	187
Population 65 +	2.7%	182
Birth Rate / 1000	27.94	38
Death Rate / 1000	4.58	172
Fertility Rate	3.51	38
Infant Mortality	34.19	48
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F	1.02	185
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F	0.99	190

	Value	World Rank
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F	0.98	129
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F	0.78	109
Net Migration	0.00	62
Population Growth	2.39%	25
Literacy Total	62.1%	152
Literacy Male	69.8%	137
Literacy Female	55.2%	135
Unemployment	20.4%	24
Life Expectancy / Birth	65.6	143
Healthy Life Expectancy	57.1	147
GDP per Capita USD	$1,500	184

COVID-19 REPORT

CASES	DEATHS
89,535	2,686

4/1/24

COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Malawi causes.

COVID-19 CASE AND DEATH HISTORY

MONTHLY WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS

	Cases		Deaths
Date	Total	New	Total	New
04/01/24	89,535	0	2,686	0
03/31/24	89,535	0	2,686	0
02/29/24	89,535	367	2,686	0
01/31/24	89,168	0	2,686	0
12/31/23	89,168	114	2,686	0
11/30/23	89,054	68	2,686	0
10/31/23	88,986	78	2,686	0
09/30/23	88,908	73	2,686	0
08/31/23	88,835	10	2,686	0
07/31/23	88,825	97	2,686	0
06/30/23	88,728	0	2,686	0
05/31/23	88,728	6	2,686	0
04/30/23	88,722	11	2,686	0
03/31/23	88,711	30	2,686	0
02/28/23	88,681	176	2,686	0
01/31/23	88,505	285	2,686	1
12/31/22	88,220	134	2,685	0
11/30/22	88,086	13	2,685	2
10/31/22	88,073	45	2,683	1
09/30/22	88,028	168	2,682	6
08/31/22	87,860	446	2,676	9
07/31/22	87,414	908	2,667	22
06/30/22	86,506	521	2,645	5
05/31/22	85,985	204	2,640	6
04/30/22	85,781	141	2,634	8
03/31/22	85,640	301	2,626	11
02/28/22	85,339	864	2,615	54
01/31/22	84,475	9,400	2,561	197
12/31/21	75,075	13,159	2,364	58
11/30/21	61,916	120	2,306	5
10/31/21	61,796	216	2,301	19
09/30/21	61,580	1,086	2,282	105
08/31/21	60,494	8,147	2,177	542
07/31/21	52,347	16,221	1,635	439
06/30/21	36,126	1,788	1,196	41
05/31/21	34,338	260	1,155	7
04/30/21	34,078	527	1,148	31
03/31/21	33,551	1,606	1,117	73
02/28/21	31,945	7,982	1,044	342
01/31/21	23,963	17,380	702	513
12/31/20	6,583	555	189	4
11/30/20	6,028	98	185	1
10/31/20	5,930	157	184	5
09/30/20	5,773	207	179	4
08/31/20	5,566	1,488	175	61
07/31/20	4,078	2,854	114	100
06/30/20	1,224	940	14	10
05/31/20	284	247	4	1
04/30/20	37	37	3	3
03/31/20	0	0	0	0
02/29/20	0	0	0	0
01/31/20	0	0	0	0

COVID-19 CASE CHART

CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS

COVID-19 DEATH CHART

CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS

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.