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Malawi
COUNTRY #1
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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
38,142,971
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%
China Population Pyramid
1,402,405,167
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
  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.