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Malawi
COUNTRY #1
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MALAWI VS GHANA

Compare Malawi and Ghana 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.

Ghana
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%
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Ghana Population Pyramid
52,016,123
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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malawi MALAWI   Ghana GHANA
  Malawi MALAWI   Ghana GHANA
       
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
  
44.4
47.3
45.8
118
114
117
1970
40.1
41.6
40.8
161
161
160
  
47.8
50.7
49.2
124
124
125
1980
43.9
45.8
44.8
159
162
160
  
51.6
54.5
53.0
132
134
133
1990
47.3
50.0
48.6
164
166
164
  
55.7
58.1
56.9
138
142
141
2000
42.6
43.6
43.1
180
182
182
  
55.9
58.6
57.2
144
146
147
2010
51.7
54.0
52.9
172
174
173
  
59.6
62.2
60.9
147
149
150
2019
62.3
68.9
65.6
153
138
143
  
63.7
69.2
66.3
142
137
139
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malawi MALAWI   Ghana GHANA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
62.3
68.9
153
138
63.7
69.2
142
137
Age
62.3
68.9
153
138
63.7
69.2
142
137
Age 5
65.3
71.6
165
142
67.0
72.1
150
138
Age 10
65.8
72.1
165
143
67.4
72.5
150
140
Age 15
66.1
72.3
165
143
67.7
72.7
152
140
Age 20
66.5
72.6
165
143
68.1
73.0
151
140
Age 25
67.0
73.0
165
143
68.6
73.3
151
139
Age 30
67.6
73.4
165
142
69.1
73.7
150
140
Age 35
68.3
74.0
166
142
69.7
74.3
150
140
Age 40
69.1
74.8
167
142
70.4
75.0
150
139
Age 45
70.2
75.6
167
140
71.4
75.8
152
138
Age 50
71.6
76.6
166
141
72.5
76.7
153
140
Age 55
73.3
77.8
166
132
74.0
77.7
154
138
Age 60
75.1
79.0
164
128
75.7
78.9
153
133
Age 65
77.3
80.5
164
120
77.7
80.4
151
128
Age 70
79.8
82.3
162
116
80.1
82.2
151
124
Age 75
82.7
84.5
158
107
82.9
84.4
147
121
Age 80
85.9
87.2
153
102
86.0
87.0
142
118
Age 85
89.4
90.3
141
97
89.4
90.2
134
113
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malawi MALAWI   Ghana GHANA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. HIV/AIDS
99.96
13
51.92
22
2. Stroke
99.81
73
124.02
35
3. Coronary Heart Disease
82.36
130
119.93
79
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
79.50
43
99.08
26
5. Cervical Cancer
62.51
2
24.53
27
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
60.66
25
30.48
50
7. Road Traffic Accidents
57.15
3
31.33
46
8. Malaria
45.12
17
48.00
12
9. Liver Disease
43.20
16
36.74
35
10. Diabetes Mellitus
36.03
73
44.68
47
11. Hypertension
32.87
38
17.73
94
12. Kidney Disease
23.88
86
30.38
56
13. Tuberculosis
23.26
47
44.25
21
14. Lung Disease
23.06
86
26.48
69
15. Oesophagus Cancer
21.94
1
2.61
87
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.90
48
17.79
85
17. Malnutrition
14.32
16
8.62
36
18. Prostate Cancer
13.89
113
24.21
50
19. Breast Cancer
13.43
128
19.09
60
20. Meningitis
12.92
27
13.70
21
21. Maternal Conditions
12.32
24
6.87
40
22. Suicide
10.58
63
10.54
64
23. Other Injuries
10.06
67
10.75
58
24. Asthma
9.68
66
13.95
42
25. Low Birth Weight
8.83
48
9.43
38
26. Falls
8.32
43
8.85
34
27. Birth Trauma
7.34
47
8.81
36
28. Lymphomas
7.19
18
5.70
55
29. Congenital Anomalies
6.35
75
7.03
51
30. Bladder Cancer
4.76
13
1.91
102
31. Skin Cancers
4.59
9
1.57
114
32. Inflammatory/Heart
4.28
101
11.13
23
33. Parkinson's Disease
3.95
97
4.48
70
34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.68
73
2.19
103
35. Ovary Cancer
3.33
134
8.00
7
36. Liver Cancer
3.24
158
17.60
10
37. Violence
3.12
112
6.73
72
38. Oral Cancer
3.05
83
2.86
86
39. Fires
2.94
51
3.31
41
40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2.90
178
6.86
121
41. Stomach Cancer
2.55
167
6.41
86
42. Poisonings
2.51
33
2.15
42
43. Endocrine Disorders
2.36
134
6.88
37
44. Drownings
2.23
104
2.38
93
45. Epilepsy
2.04
64
1.45
103
46. Lung Cancers
1.92
173
1.71
177
47. Schistosomiasis
1.91
22
1.56
30
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.88
74
1.73
80
49. Alcohol
1.46
86
1.37
94
50. Syphilis
1.38
24
0.88
41
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Malawi MALAWI   Ghana GHANA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
12,839
13.32
13,565
7.75
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
7,739
8.03
16,262
9.29
3. Malaria
6,308
6.54
11,162
6.38
4. Road Traffic Accidents
6,221
6.45
7,808
4.46
5. Stroke
5,939
6.16
15,163
8.67
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
5,782
6.00
6,538
3.74
7. Coronary Heart Disease
4,929
5.11
14,103
8.06
8. Low Birth Weight
4,339
4.50
6,662
3.81
9. Birth Trauma
3,563
3.70
6,194
3.54
10. Liver Disease
3,259
3.38
6,053
3.46
11. Tuberculosis
2,992
3.10
10,214
5.84
12. Cervical Cancer
2,876
2.98
2,161
1.24
13. Congenital Anomalies
2,509
2.60
3,935
2.25
14. Diabetes Mellitus
2,267
2.35
5,929
3.39
15. Maternal Conditions
1,854
1.92
1,991
1.14
16. Oesophagus Cancer
1,842
1.91
285
0.16
17. Hypertension
1,797
1.86
2,231
1.28
18. Meningitis
1,792
1.86
2,983
1.70
19. Kidney Disease
1,567
1.63
4,161
2.38
20. Malnutrition
1,499
1.55
1,868
1.07
21. Lung Disease
1,340
1.39
3,120
1.78
22. Other Injuries
1,266
1.31
2,433
1.39
23. Suicide
1,007
1.04
1,993
1.14
24. Lymphomas
839
0.87
875
0.50
25. Alzheimers & Dementia
782
0.81
1,294
0.74
26. Asthma
705
0.73
1,979
1.13
27. Breast Cancer
600
0.62
1,937
1.11
28. Falls
562
0.58
1,168
0.67
29. Syphilis
480
0.50
483
0.28
30. Drownings
458
0.47
740
0.42
31. Pertussis
436
0.45
744
0.43
32. Violence
406
0.42
1,857
1.06
33. Bladder Cancer
388
0.40
245
0.14
34. Fires
380
0.39
729
0.42
35. Inflammatory/Heart
370
0.38
1,615
0.92
36. Skin Cancers
331
0.34
214
0.12
37. Poisonings
325
0.34
522
0.30
38. Liver Cancer
317
0.33
2,851
1.63
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
280
0.29
321
0.18
40. Prostate Cancer
271
0.28
1,031
0.59
41. Epilepsy
260
0.27
329
0.19
42. Endocrine Disorders
257
0.27
1,965
1.12
43. Oral Cancer
251
0.26
483
0.28
44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
234
0.24
803
0.46
45. Stomach Cancer
206
0.21
870
0.50
46. Parkinson's Disease
200
0.21
387
0.22
47. Tetanus
178
0.18
220
0.13
48. Ovary Cancer
158
0.16
698
0.40
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
154
0.16
256
0.15
50. Schistosomiasis
143
0.15
257
0.15
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malawi MALAWI   Ghana GHANA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
62.51
2
24.53
27
2. Oesophagus Cancer
21.94
1
2.61
87
3. Prostate Cancer
13.89
113
24.21
50
4. Breast Cancer
13.43
128
19.09
60
5. Lymphomas
7.19
18
5.70
55
6. Bladder Cancer
4.76
13
1.91
102
7. Skin Cancers
4.59
9
1.57
114
8. Ovary Cancer
3.33
134
8.00
7
9. Liver Cancer
3.24
158
17.60
10
10. Oral Cancer
3.05
83
2.86
86
11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2.90
178
6.86
121
12. Stomach Cancer
2.55
167
6.41
86
13. Lung Cancers
1.92
173
1.71
177
14. Leukemia
0.62
179
1.38
163
15. Uterin Cancer
0.51
175
2.86
68
16. Pancreas Cancer
0.45
180
2.52
128
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.