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Ethiopia
COUNTRY #1
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ETHIOPIA VS MALAWI

Compare Ethiopia and Malawi 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.

Malawi
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
Ethiopia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Malawi MALAWI
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Malawi MALAWI
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    37.3
    40.2
    38.7
    155
    152
    155
    		  
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    41.5
    44.5
    43.0
    155
    152
    153
    		  
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    43.3
    46.3
    44.8
    164
    160
    161
    		  
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    46.1
    49.1
    47.5
    168
    168
    168
    		  
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    49.3
    53.1
    51.2
    162
    156
    160
    		  
    42.6
    43.6
    43.1
    180
    182
    182
    2010
    60.1
    63.6
    61.8
    144
    144
    146
    		  
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2019
    66.9
    70.5
    68.7
    126
    130
    128
    		  
    62.3
    68.9
    65.6
    153
    138
    143
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    66.9
    70.5
    126
    130
    62.3
    68.9
    153
    138
    Age 5
    70.8
    73.8
    112
    127
    65.3
    71.6
    165
    142
    Age 10
    71.2
    74.2
    108
    125
    65.8
    72.1
    165
    143
    Age 15
    71.5
    74.4
    105
    124
    66.1
    72.3
    165
    143
    Age 20
    71.9
    74.7
    103
    124
    66.5
    72.6
    165
    143
    Age 25
    72.2
    74.9
    103
    123
    67.0
    73.0
    165
    143
    Age 30
    72.6
    75.2
    103
    123
    67.6
    73.4
    165
    142
    Age 35
    73.1
    75.6
    103
    122
    68.3
    74.0
    166
    142
    Age 40
    73.6
    76.1
    102
    121
    69.1
    74.8
    167
    142
    Age 45
    74.2
    76.7
    102
    121
    70.2
    75.6
    167
    140
    Age 50
    75.1
    77.5
    102
    116
    71.6
    76.6
    166
    141
    Age 55
    76.1
    78.4
    101
    115
    73.3
    77.8
    166
    132
    Age 60
    77.4
    79.4
    101
    112
    75.1
    79.0
    164
    128
    Age 65
    79.1
    80.7
    105
    110
    77.3
    80.5
    164
    120
    Age 70
    81.2
    82.4
    108
    111
    79.8
    82.3
    162
    116
    Age 75
    83.6
    84.5
    107
    106
    82.7
    84.5
    158
    107
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.2
    105
    101
    85.9
    87.2
    153
    102
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.4
    94
    91
    89.4
    90.3
    141
    97
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    83.71
    90
    99.81
    73
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    79.86
    42
    79.50
    43
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    78.39
    134
    82.36
    130
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    63.15
    22
    60.66
    25
    5. Liver Disease
    50.31
    11
    43.20
    16
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    42.41
    19
    57.15
    3
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.58
    80
    36.03
    73
    8. Hypertension
    29.73
    46
    32.87
    38
    9. Breast Cancer
    26.35
    21
    13.43
    128
    10. Lung Disease
    25.66
    75
    23.06
    86
    11. Tuberculosis
    25.31
    44
    23.26
    47
    12. Kidney Disease
    24.20
    81
    23.88
    86
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    21.74
    30
    19.90
    48
    14. Cervical Cancer
    16.48
    49
    62.51
    2
    15. Other Injuries
    14.07
    29
    10.06
    67
    16. HIV/AIDS
    13.62
    51
    99.96
    13
    17. Meningitis
    13.13
    25
    12.92
    27
    18. Malnutrition
    11.17
    26
    14.32
    16
    19. Birth Trauma
    10.53
    20
    7.34
    47
    20. Low Birth Weight
    9.52
    37
    8.83
    48
    21. Suicide
    9.45
    80
    10.58
    63
    22. Maternal Conditions
    9.44
    34
    12.32
    24
    23. Violence
    8.85
    58
    3.12
    112
    24. Falls
    8.65
    38
    8.32
    43
    25. Asthma
    8.13
    71
    9.68
    66
    26. Ovary Cancer
    7.86
    9
    3.33
    134
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.59
    127
    2.90
    178
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    6.38
    73
    6.35
    75
    29. Leukemia
    6.06
    6
    0.62
    179
    30. Prostate Cancer
    6.02
    158
    13.89
    113
    31. Lymphomas
    5.49
    64
    7.19
    18
    32. Malaria
    5.39
    42
    45.12
    17
    33. Poisonings
    4.29
    7
    2.51
    33
    34. Lung Cancers
    4.05
    145
    1.92
    173
    35. Pertussis
    3.77
    18
    1.36
    57
    36. Fires
    3.73
    33
    2.94
    51
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    3.68
    119
    3.95
    97
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.59
    120
    4.28
    101
    39. Measles
    3.40
    20
    0.02
    71
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.35
    59
    21.94
    1
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.22
    83
    3.68
    73
    42. Liver Cancer
    3.00
    167
    3.24
    158
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.77
    163
    2.55
    167
    44. Oral Cancer
    2.58
    101
    3.05
    83
    45. Drownings
    2.44
    90
    2.23
    104
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    2.30
    141
    2.36
    134
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.22
    60
    1.88
    74
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    92
    4.76
    13
    49. Epilepsy
    2.02
    65
    2.04
    64
    50. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    97
    4.59
    9
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    59,931
    10.63
    7,739
    8.03
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    44,361
    7.87
    5,782
    6.00
    3. Stroke
    39,362
    6.98
    5,939
    6.16
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,530
    6.48
    4,929
    5.11
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    31,564
    5.60
    6,221
    6.45
    6. Birth Trauma
    31,107
    5.52
    3,563
    3.70
    7. Low Birth Weight
    28,020
    4.97
    4,339
    4.50
    8. Liver Disease
    27,270
    4.84
    3,259
    3.38
    9. Tuberculosis
    21,455
    3.81
    2,992
    3.10
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    16,258
    2.88
    2,267
    2.35
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    15,638
    2.77
    2,509
    2.60
    12. Hypertension
    13,470
    2.39
    1,797
    1.86
    13. Kidney Disease
    12,103
    2.15
    1,567
    1.63
    14. Meningitis
    12,019
    2.13
    1,792
    1.86
    15. Lung Disease
    11,870
    2.11
    1,340
    1.39
    16. Other Injuries
    11,735
    2.08
    1,266
    1.31
    17. HIV/AIDS
    11,471
    2.03
    12,839
    13.32
    18. Maternal Conditions
    8,887
    1.58
    1,854
    1.92
    19. Malnutrition
    8,643
    1.53
    1,499
    1.55
    20. Breast Cancer
    8,485
    1.51
    600
    0.62
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    8,258
    1.46
    782
    0.81
    22. Violence
    8,076
    1.43
    406
    0.42
    23. Pertussis
    6,896
    1.22
    436
    0.45
    24. Measles
    6,324
    1.12
    6
    0.01
    25. Suicide
    6,030
    1.07
    1,007
    1.04
    26. Malaria
    5,626
    1.00
    6,308
    6.54
    27. Cervical Cancer
    5,019
    0.89
    2,876
    2.98
    28. Falls
    4,510
    0.80
    562
    0.58
    29. Asthma
    4,484
    0.80
    705
    0.73
    30. Leukemia
    4,222
    0.75
    82
    0.09
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,755
    0.67
    234
    0.24
    32. Poisonings
    3,668
    0.65
    325
    0.34
    33. Lymphomas
    3,590
    0.64
    839
    0.87
    34. Fires
    3,255
    0.58
    380
    0.39
    35. Drownings
    3,133
    0.56
    458
    0.47
    36. Ovary Cancer
    2,424
    0.43
    158
    0.16
    37. Tetanus
    2,203
    0.39
    178
    0.18
    38. Lung Cancers
    2,202
    0.39
    131
    0.14
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,168
    0.38
    370
    0.38
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,839
    0.33
    1,842
    1.91
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,758
    0.31
    280
    0.29
    42. Liver Cancer
    1,730
    0.31
    317
    0.33
    43. Syphilis
    1,699
    0.30
    480
    0.50
    44. Epilepsy
    1,625
    0.29
    260
    0.27
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1,623
    0.29
    257
    0.27
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    1,578
    0.28
    200
    0.21
    47. Stomach Cancer
    1,519
    0.27
    206
    0.21
    48. Oral Cancer
    1,477
    0.26
    251
    0.26
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,339
    0.24
    154
    0.16
    50. Prostate Cancer
    1,244
    0.22
    271
    0.28
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    26.35
    21
    13.43
    128
    2. Cervical Cancer
    16.48
    49
    62.51
    2
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.86
    9
    3.33
    134
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.59
    127
    2.90
    178
    5. Leukemia
    6.06
    6
    0.62
    179
    6. Prostate Cancer
    6.02
    158
    13.89
    113
    7. Lymphomas
    5.49
    64
    7.19
    18
    8. Lung Cancers
    4.05
    145
    1.92
    173
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.35
    59
    21.94
    1
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.00
    167
    3.24
    158
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.77
    163
    2.55
    167
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.58
    101
    3.05
    83
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    92
    4.76
    13
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    97
    4.59
    9
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.54
    136
    0.51
    175
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.83
    170
    0.45
    180
    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.