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Malawi
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Malawi and Solomon Islands 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.

Solomon Islands
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
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%
Solomon Islands Population Pyramid
1,290,214
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   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
  Malawi MALAWI   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
       
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
 
48.9
50.4
49.6
93
98
96
1970
40.1
41.6
40.8
161
161
160
 
53.9
55.4
54.6
97
104
99
1980
43.9
45.8
44.8
159
162
160
 
57.9
59.3
58.6
106
120
112
1990
47.3
50.0
48.6
164
166
164
 
57.0
57.8
57.4
134
143
139
2000
42.6
43.6
43.1
180
182
182
 
64.5
67.2
65.8
105
121
115
2010
51.7
54.0
52.9
172
174
173
 
67.0
69.8
68.3
107
123
116
2019
62.3
68.9
65.6
153
138
143
 
62.9
67.9
65.2
150
146
150
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malawi MALAWI   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
62.3
68.9
153
138
62.9
67.9
150
146
Age
62.3
68.9
153
138
62.9
67.9
150
146
Age 5
65.3
71.6
165
142
64.3
69.1
170
166
Age 10
65.8
72.1
165
143
64.4
69.2
171
169
Age 15
66.1
72.3
165
143
64.5
69.3
171
170
Age 20
66.5
72.6
165
143
64.9
69.6
172
171
Age 25
67.0
73.0
165
143
65.5
69.9
171
171
Age 30
67.6
73.4
165
142
66.3
70.3
171
171
Age 35
68.3
74.0
166
142
67.2
70.8
169
172
Age 40
69.1
74.8
167
142
68.2
71.4
169
176
Age 45
70.2
75.6
167
140
69.4
72.2
169
176
Age 50
71.6
76.6
166
141
70.9
73.3
169
177
Age 55
73.3
77.8
166
132
72.7
74.6
169
177
Age 60
75.1
79.0
164
128
74.7
76.3
169
177
Age 65
77.3
80.5
164
120
77.1
78.1
167
177
Age 70
79.8
82.3
162
116
79.7
80.2
165
177
Age 75
82.7
84.5
158
107
82.5
82.8
164
177
Age 80
85.9
87.2
153
102
85.6
85.7
162
173
Age 85
89.4
90.3
141
97
88.9
89.0
166
173
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malawi MALAWI   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. HIV/AIDS
99.96
13
0.00
181
2. Stroke
99.81
73
207.65
4
3. Coronary Heart Disease
82.36
130
285.85
8
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
79.50
43
97.70
29
5. Cervical Cancer
62.51
2
17.62
45
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
60.66
25
64.19
21
7. Road Traffic Accidents
57.15
3
20.40
74
8. Malaria
45.12
17
32.22
30
9. Liver Disease
43.20
16
20.65
88
10. Diabetes Mellitus
36.03
73
91.11
12
11. Hypertension
32.87
38
23.22
67
12. Kidney Disease
23.88
86
16.49
119
13. Tuberculosis
23.26
47
9.42
69
14. Lung Disease
23.06
86
67.86
11
15. Oesophagus Cancer
21.94
1
0.31
180
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.90
48
12.68
149
17. Malnutrition
14.32
16
5.16
54
18. Prostate Cancer
13.89
113
7.87
141
19. Breast Cancer
13.43
128
14.95
118
20. Meningitis
12.92
27
1.79
65
21. Maternal Conditions
12.32
24
7.76
39
22. Suicide
10.58
63
17.37
20
23. Other Injuries
10.06
67
11.38
51
24. Asthma
9.68
66
24.35
12
25. Low Birth Weight
8.83
48
4.04
104
26. Falls
8.32
43
15.42
6
27. Birth Trauma
7.34
47
3.30
80
28. Lymphomas
7.19
18
2.41
163
29. Congenital Anomalies
6.35
75
5.34
103
30. Bladder Cancer
4.76
13
1.27
142
31. Skin Cancers
4.59
9
0.00
182
32. Inflammatory/Heart
4.28
101
4.22
104
33. Parkinson's Disease
3.95
97
7.47
10
34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.68
73
6.29
41
35. Ovary Cancer
3.33
134
9.01
2
36. Liver Cancer
3.24
158
15.26
14
37. Violence
3.12
112
4.48
92
38. Oral Cancer
3.05
83
2.06
129
39. Fires
2.94
51
2.65
60
40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2.90
178
6.52
128
41. Stomach Cancer
2.55
167
2.63
166
42. Poisonings
2.51
33
2.65
28
43. Endocrine Disorders
2.36
134
3.63
86
44. Drownings
2.23
104
13.24
3
45. Epilepsy
2.04
64
1.85
78
46. Lung Cancers
1.92
173
9.65
106
47. Schistosomiasis
1.91
22
0.00
167
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.88
74
13.45
6
49. Alcohol
1.46
86
1.81
67
50. Syphilis
1.38
24
2.19
7
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Malawi MALAWI   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
12,839
13.32
0
0.00
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
7,739
8.03
371
8.14
3. Malaria
6,308
6.54
146
3.20
4. Road Traffic Accidents
6,221
6.45
111
2.44
5. Stroke
5,939
6.16
670
14.71
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
5,782
6.00
218
4.78
7. Coronary Heart Disease
4,929
5.11
975
21.40
8. Low Birth Weight
4,339
4.50
65
1.43
9. Birth Trauma
3,563
3.70
51
1.12
10. Liver Disease
3,259
3.38
89
1.95
11. Tuberculosis
2,992
3.10
45
0.99
12. Cervical Cancer
2,876
2.98
41
0.90
13. Congenital Anomalies
2,509
2.60
63
1.38
14. Diabetes Mellitus
2,267
2.35
322
7.07
15. Maternal Conditions
1,854
1.92
46
1.01
16. Oesophagus Cancer
1,842
1.91
1
0.02
17. Hypertension
1,797
1.86
76
1.67
18. Meningitis
1,792
1.86
13
0.29
19. Kidney Disease
1,567
1.63
64
1.40
20. Malnutrition
1,499
1.55
19
0.42
21. Lung Disease
1,340
1.39
209
4.59
22. Other Injuries
1,266
1.31
60
1.32
23. Suicide
1,007
1.04
98
2.15
24. Lymphomas
839
0.87
13
0.29
25. Alzheimers & Dementia
782
0.81
32
0.70
26. Asthma
705
0.73
78
1.71
27. Breast Cancer
600
0.62
34
0.75
28. Falls
562
0.58
55
1.21
29. Syphilis
480
0.50
28
0.61
30. Drownings
458
0.47
80
1.76
31. Pertussis
436
0.45
7
0.15
32. Violence
406
0.42
26
0.57
33. Bladder Cancer
388
0.40
4
0.09
34. Fires
380
0.39
14
0.31
35. Inflammatory/Heart
370
0.38
17
0.37
36. Skin Cancers
331
0.34
0
0.00
37. Poisonings
325
0.34
15
0.33
38. Liver Cancer
317
0.33
60
1.32
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
280
0.29
22
0.48
40. Prostate Cancer
271
0.28
13
0.29
41. Epilepsy
260
0.27
11
0.24
42. Endocrine Disorders
257
0.27
15
0.33
43. Oral Cancer
251
0.26
8
0.18
44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
234
0.24
23
0.50
45. Stomach Cancer
206
0.21
12
0.26
46. Parkinson's Disease
200
0.21
21
0.46
47. Tetanus
178
0.18
1
0.02
48. Ovary Cancer
158
0.16
21
0.46
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
154
0.16
59
1.29
50. Schistosomiasis
143
0.15
0
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malawi MALAWI   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
62.51
2
17.62
45
2. Oesophagus Cancer
21.94
1
0.31
180
3. Prostate Cancer
13.89
113
7.87
141
4. Breast Cancer
13.43
128
14.95
118
5. Lymphomas
7.19
18
2.41
163
6. Bladder Cancer
4.76
13
1.27
142
7. Skin Cancers
4.59
9
0.00
182
8. Ovary Cancer
3.33
134
9.01
2
9. Liver Cancer
3.24
158
15.26
14
10. Oral Cancer
3.05
83
2.06
129
11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2.90
178
6.52
128
12. Stomach Cancer
2.55
167
2.63
166
13. Lung Cancers
1.92
173
9.65
106
14. Leukemia
0.62
179
3.76
83
15. Uterin Cancer
0.51
175
4.33
26
16. Pancreas Cancer
0.45
180
1.31
161
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.