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Malawi
COUNTRY #1
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MALAWI VS BANGLADESH

Compare Malawi and Bangladesh 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.

Bangladesh
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Malawi Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malawi MALAWI   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
      Malawi MALAWI   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    		  
    41.0
    39.9
    40.5
    136
    153
    144
    1970
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    		  
    44.8
    44.3
    44.5
    138
    153
    144
    1980
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    		  
    48.9
    48.7
    48.8
    142
    152
    147
    1990
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    		  
    54.5
    55.1
    54.8
    144
    151
    146
    2000
    42.6
    43.6
    43.1
    180
    182
    182
    		  
    64.9
    65.6
    65.3
    103
    124
    118
    2010
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    		  
    68.9
    71.1
    69.9
    95
    118
    106
    2019
    62.3
    68.9
    65.6
    153
    138
    143
    		  
    73.0
    75.6
    74.3
    71
    98
    85
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malawi MALAWI   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.3
    68.9
    153
    138
    73.0
    75.6
    71
    98
    Age 5
    65.3
    71.6
    165
    142
    75.4
    77.8
    51
    91
    Age 10
    65.8
    72.1
    165
    143
    75.7
    78.1
    50
    91
    Age 15
    66.1
    72.3
    165
    143
    76.0
    78.2
    48
    91
    Age 20
    66.5
    72.6
    165
    143
    76.2
    78.4
    46
    89
    Age 25
    67.0
    73.0
    165
    143
    76.4
    78.6
    46
    89
    Age 30
    67.6
    73.4
    165
    142
    76.6
    78.8
    48
    89
    Age 35
    68.3
    74.0
    166
    142
    76.9
    79.0
    48
    89
    Age 40
    69.1
    74.8
    167
    142
    77.2
    79.2
    48
    87
    Age 45
    70.2
    75.6
    167
    140
    77.6
    79.6
    51
    88
    Age 50
    71.6
    76.6
    166
    141
    78.2
    80.0
    50
    88
    Age 55
    73.3
    77.8
    166
    132
    79.2
    80.7
    50
    87
    Age 60
    75.1
    79.0
    164
    128
    80.3
    81.5
    49
    86
    Age 65
    77.3
    80.5
    164
    120
    81.7
    82.6
    48
    84
    Age 70
    79.8
    82.3
    162
    116
    83.5
    84.1
    49
    82
    Age 75
    82.7
    84.5
    158
    107
    85.4
    85.8
    49
    75
    Age 80
    85.9
    87.2
    153
    102
    87.5
    87.8
    57
    80
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.3
    141
    97
    90.3
    90.5
    60
    73
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malawi MALAWI   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    99.96
    13
    0.36
    130
    2. Stroke
    99.81
    73
    119.20
    41
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.36
    130
    94.27
    118
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    79.50
    43
    22.96
    103
    5. Cervical Cancer
    62.51
    2
    7.75
    97
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    60.66
    25
    29.61
    52
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    57.15
    3
    16.74
    88
    8. Malaria
    45.12
    17
    0.03
    61
    9. Liver Disease
    43.20
    16
    16.64
    101
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.03
    73
    25.49
    98
    11. Hypertension
    32.87
    38
    13.27
    114
    12. Kidney Disease
    23.88
    86
    9.14
    143
    13. Tuberculosis
    23.26
    47
    25.88
    42
    14. Lung Disease
    23.06
    86
    41.72
    25
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    21.94
    1
    15.32
    4
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.90
    48
    13.89
    142
    17. Malnutrition
    14.32
    16
    1.70
    86
    18. Prostate Cancer
    13.89
    113
    3.07
    173
    19. Breast Cancer
    13.43
    128
    10.69
    152
    20. Meningitis
    12.92
    27
    1.37
    70
    21. Maternal Conditions
    12.32
    24
    2.19
    67
    22. Suicide
    10.58
    63
    3.85
    153
    23. Other Injuries
    10.06
    67
    5.56
    123
    24. Asthma
    9.68
    66
    7.70
    74
    25. Low Birth Weight
    8.83
    48
    7.38
    60
    26. Falls
    8.32
    43
    2.64
    159
    27. Birth Trauma
    7.34
    47
    5.68
    58
    28. Lymphomas
    7.19
    18
    2.05
    173
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    6.35
    75
    4.70
    121
    30. Bladder Cancer
    4.76
    13
    0.84
    162
    31. Skin Cancers
    4.59
    9
    0.68
    153
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.28
    101
    1.20
    180
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    3.95
    97
    3.49
    125
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.68
    73
    1.01
    149
    35. Ovary Cancer
    3.33
    134
    3.34
    133
    36. Liver Cancer
    3.24
    158
    2.29
    178
    37. Violence
    3.12
    112
    2.89
    115
    38. Oral Cancer
    3.05
    83
    12.13
    4
    39. Fires
    2.94
    51
    0.89
    119
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.90
    178
    3.57
    172
    41. Stomach Cancer
    2.55
    167
    5.45
    100
    42. Poisonings
    2.51
    33
    0.34
    117
    43. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    134
    0.98
    176
    44. Drownings
    2.23
    104
    4.55
    33
    45. Epilepsy
    2.04
    64
    0.97
    138
    46. Lung Cancers
    1.92
    173
    10.24
    102
    47. Schistosomiasis
    1.91
    22
    0.00
    85
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.88
    74
    2.25
    58
    49. Alcohol
    1.46
    86
    0.19
    175
    50. Syphilis
    1.38
    24
    0.71
    49
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malawi MALAWI   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    12,839
    13.32
    563
    0.08
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,739
    8.03
    29,586
    4.13
    3. Malaria
    6,308
    6.54
    45
    0.01
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,221
    6.45
    25,023
    3.50
    5. Stroke
    5,939
    6.16
    134,166
    18.74
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,782
    6.00
    36,111
    5.05
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,929
    5.11
    108,528
    15.16
    8. Low Birth Weight
    4,339
    4.50
    17,457
    2.44
    9. Birth Trauma
    3,563
    3.70
    13,392
    1.87
    10. Liver Disease
    3,259
    3.38
    21,024
    2.94
    11. Tuberculosis
    2,992
    3.10
    37,175
    5.19
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2,876
    2.98
    5,132
    0.72
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    2,509
    2.60
    10,113
    1.41
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,267
    2.35
    28,976
    4.05
    15. Maternal Conditions
    1,854
    1.92
    3,920
    0.55
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,842
    1.91
    19,525
    2.73
    17. Hypertension
    1,797
    1.86
    14,776
    2.06
    18. Meningitis
    1,792
    1.86
    2,105
    0.29
    19. Kidney Disease
    1,567
    1.63
    10,841
    1.51
    20. Malnutrition
    1,499
    1.55
    2,418
    0.34
    21. Lung Disease
    1,340
    1.39
    45,699
    6.38
    22. Other Injuries
    1,266
    1.31
    7,629
    1.07
    23. Suicide
    1,007
    1.04
    5,998
    0.84
    24. Lymphomas
    839
    0.87
    2,667
    0.37
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    782
    0.81
    14,993
    2.09
    26. Asthma
    705
    0.73
    8,893
    1.24
    27. Breast Cancer
    600
    0.62
    6,808
    0.95
    28. Falls
    562
    0.58
    3,328
    0.46
    29. Syphilis
    480
    0.50
    1,227
    0.17
    30. Drownings
    458
    0.47
    7,094
    0.99
    31. Pertussis
    436
    0.45
    2,011
    0.28
    32. Violence
    406
    0.42
    4,623
    0.65
    33. Bladder Cancer
    388
    0.40
    991
    0.14
    34. Fires
    380
    0.39
    1,271
    0.18
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    370
    0.38
    1,485
    0.21
    36. Skin Cancers
    331
    0.34
    853
    0.12
    37. Poisonings
    325
    0.34
    539
    0.08
    38. Liver Cancer
    317
    0.33
    2,884
    0.40
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    280
    0.29
    1,251
    0.17
    40. Prostate Cancer
    271
    0.28
    1,664
    0.23
    41. Epilepsy
    260
    0.27
    1,353
    0.19
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    257
    0.27
    1,335
    0.19
    43. Oral Cancer
    251
    0.26
    15,511
    2.17
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    234
    0.24
    4,534
    0.63
    45. Stomach Cancer
    206
    0.21
    6,799
    0.95
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    200
    0.21
    3,782
    0.53
    47. Tetanus
    178
    0.18
    450
    0.06
    48. Ovary Cancer
    158
    0.16
    2,231
    0.31
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    154
    0.16
    2,922
    0.41
    50. Schistosomiasis
    143
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malawi MALAWI   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    62.51
    2
    7.75
    97
    2. Oesophagus Cancer
    21.94
    1
    15.32
    4
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.89
    113
    3.07
    173
    4. Breast Cancer
    13.43
    128
    10.69
    152
    5. Lymphomas
    7.19
    18
    2.05
    173
    6. Bladder Cancer
    4.76
    13
    0.84
    162
    7. Skin Cancers
    4.59
    9
    0.68
    153
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.33
    134
    3.34
    133
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.24
    158
    2.29
    178
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.05
    83
    12.13
    4
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.90
    178
    3.57
    172
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.55
    167
    5.45
    100
    13. Lung Cancers
    1.92
    173
    10.24
    102
    14. Leukemia
    0.62
    179
    1.29
    164
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.51
    175
    0.68
    170
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.45
    180
    1.15
    164
    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.