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Malawi
COUNTRY #1
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MALAWI VS CHINA

Compare Malawi and China 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.

China
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   China CHINA
      Malawi MALAWI   China CHINA
           
    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
    		  
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    		  
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    		  
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    		  
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    42.6
    43.6
    43.1
    180
    182
    182
    		  
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    		  
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    62.3
    68.9
    65.6
    153
    138
    143
    		  
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malawi MALAWI   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.3
    68.9
    153
    138
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age
    62.3
    68.9
    153
    138
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    65.3
    71.6
    165
    142
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    65.8
    72.1
    165
    143
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    66.1
    72.3
    165
    143
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    66.5
    72.6
    165
    143
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    67.0
    73.0
    165
    143
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    67.6
    73.4
    165
    142
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    68.3
    74.0
    166
    142
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    69.1
    74.8
    167
    142
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    70.2
    75.6
    167
    140
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    71.6
    76.6
    166
    141
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    73.3
    77.8
    166
    132
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    75.1
    79.0
    164
    128
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    77.3
    80.5
    164
    120
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    79.8
    82.3
    162
    116
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    82.7
    84.5
    158
    107
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    85.9
    87.2
    153
    102
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.3
    141
    97
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malawi MALAWI   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    99.96
    13
    1.62
    111
    2. Stroke
    99.81
    73
    110.80
    58
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.36
    130
    97.57
    115
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    79.50
    43
    11.28
    152
    5. Cervical Cancer
    62.51
    2
    5.16
    124
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    60.66
    25
    0.72
    150
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    57.15
    3
    15.09
    96
    8. Malaria
    45.12
    17
    0.00
    93
    9. Liver Disease
    43.20
    16
    7.57
    146
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.03
    73
    8.56
    148
    11. Hypertension
    32.87
    38
    16.80
    98
    12. Kidney Disease
    23.88
    86
    10.39
    141
    13. Tuberculosis
    23.26
    47
    1.88
    111
    14. Lung Disease
    23.06
    86
    54.18
    13
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    21.94
    1
    12.42
    6
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.90
    48
    17.36
    97
    17. Malnutrition
    14.32
    16
    0.78
    107
    18. Prostate Cancer
    13.89
    113
    6.41
    152
    19. Breast Cancer
    13.43
    128
    8.95
    169
    20. Meningitis
    12.92
    27
    0.39
    128
    21. Maternal Conditions
    12.32
    24
    0.26
    128
    22. Suicide
    10.58
    63
    6.67
    121
    23. Other Injuries
    10.06
    67
    3.50
    161
    24. Asthma
    9.68
    66
    1.29
    123
    25. Low Birth Weight
    8.83
    48
    1.76
    150
    26. Falls
    8.32
    43
    8.04
    50
    27. Birth Trauma
    7.34
    47
    1.40
    108
    28. Lymphomas
    7.19
    18
    3.04
    145
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    6.35
    75
    3.32
    150
    30. Bladder Cancer
    4.76
    13
    2.04
    94
    31. Skin Cancers
    4.59
    9
    1.05
    137
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.28
    101
    1.73
    168
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    3.95
    97
    3.95
    98
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.68
    73
    2.05
    106
    35. Ovary Cancer
    3.33
    134
    2.76
    153
    36. Liver Cancer
    3.24
    158
    9.30
    33
    37. Violence
    3.12
    112
    0.73
    166
    38. Oral Cancer
    3.05
    83
    2.81
    89
    39. Fires
    2.94
    51
    0.62
    129
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.90
    178
    13.02
    42
    41. Stomach Cancer
    2.55
    167
    20.55
    3
    42. Poisonings
    2.51
    33
    1.55
    57
    43. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    134
    1.51
    162
    44. Drownings
    2.23
    104
    3.66
    56
    45. Epilepsy
    2.04
    64
    0.74
    163
    46. Lung Cancers
    1.92
    173
    36.63
    5
    47. Schistosomiasis
    1.91
    22
    0.02
    65
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.88
    74
    3.53
    34
    49. Alcohol
    1.46
    86
    1.05
    111
    50. Syphilis
    1.38
    24
    0.16
    84
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malawi MALAWI   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    12,839
    13.32
    28,746
    0.30
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,739
    8.03
    183,342
    1.91
    3. Malaria
    6,308
    6.54
    0
    0.00
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,221
    6.45
    250,272
    2.61
    5. Stroke
    5,939
    6.16
    2.043m
    21.27
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,782
    6.00
    8,719
    0.09
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,929
    5.11
    1.772m
    18.44
    8. Low Birth Weight
    4,339
    4.50
    21,631
    0.23
    9. Birth Trauma
    3,563
    3.70
    17,644
    0.18
    10. Liver Disease
    3,259
    3.38
    145,603
    1.52
    11. Tuberculosis
    2,992
    3.10
    34,802
    0.36
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2,876
    2.98
    51,650
    0.54
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    2,509
    2.60
    36,613
    0.38
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,267
    2.35
    161,672
    1.68
    15. Maternal Conditions
    1,854
    1.92
    3,596
    0.04
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,842
    1.91
    242,891
    2.53
    17. Hypertension
    1,797
    1.86
    301,183
    3.14
    18. Meningitis
    1,792
    1.86
    5,704
    0.06
    19. Kidney Disease
    1,567
    1.63
    192,302
    2.00
    20. Malnutrition
    1,499
    1.55
    12,995
    0.14
    21. Lung Disease
    1,340
    1.39
    968,607
    10.08
    22. Other Injuries
    1,266
    1.31
    54,087
    0.56
    23. Suicide
    1,007
    1.04
    116,324
    1.21
    24. Lymphomas
    839
    0.87
    57,838
    0.60
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    782
    0.81
    304,455
    3.17
    26. Asthma
    705
    0.73
    23,147
    0.24
    27. Breast Cancer
    600
    0.62
    92,757
    0.97
    28. Falls
    562
    0.58
    138,878
    1.45
    29. Syphilis
    480
    0.50
    1,824
    0.02
    30. Drownings
    458
    0.47
    52,807
    0.55
    31. Pertussis
    436
    0.45
    484
    0.01
    32. Violence
    406
    0.42
    11,115
    0.12
    33. Bladder Cancer
    388
    0.40
    37,873
    0.39
    34. Fires
    380
    0.39
    10,498
    0.11
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    370
    0.38
    29,954
    0.31
    36. Skin Cancers
    331
    0.34
    19,669
    0.20
    37. Poisonings
    325
    0.34
    25,762
    0.27
    38. Liver Cancer
    317
    0.33
    180,952
    1.88
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    280
    0.29
    37,723
    0.39
    40. Prostate Cancer
    271
    0.28
    51,056
    0.53
    41. Epilepsy
    260
    0.27
    11,365
    0.12
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    257
    0.27
    25,613
    0.27
    43. Oral Cancer
    251
    0.26
    54,695
    0.57
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    234
    0.24
    248,388
    2.59
    45. Stomach Cancer
    206
    0.21
    398,439
    4.15
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    200
    0.21
    70,699
    0.74
    47. Tetanus
    178
    0.18
    491
    0.01
    48. Ovary Cancer
    158
    0.16
    28,078
    0.29
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    154
    0.16
    65,350
    0.68
    50. Schistosomiasis
    143
    0.15
    400
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malawi MALAWI   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    62.51
    2
    5.16
    124
    2. Oesophagus Cancer
    21.94
    1
    12.42
    6
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.89
    113
    6.41
    152
    4. Breast Cancer
    13.43
    128
    8.95
    169
    5. Lymphomas
    7.19
    18
    3.04
    145
    6. Bladder Cancer
    4.76
    13
    2.04
    94
    7. Skin Cancers
    4.59
    9
    1.05
    137
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.33
    134
    2.76
    153
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.24
    158
    9.30
    33
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.05
    83
    2.81
    89
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.90
    178
    13.02
    42
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.55
    167
    20.55
    3
    13. Lung Cancers
    1.92
    173
    36.63
    5
    14. Leukemia
    0.62
    179
    3.48
    97
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.51
    175
    1.16
    157
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.45
    180
    5.72
    59
    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.