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Malawi
COUNTRY #1
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MALAWI VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Malawi and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Malawi MALAWI   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    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
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    42.6
    43.6
    43.1
    180
    182
    182
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    62.3
    68.9
    65.6
    153
    138
    143
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malawi MALAWI   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.3
    68.9
    153
    138
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    65.3
    71.6
    165
    142
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    65.8
    72.1
    165
    143
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    66.1
    72.3
    165
    143
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    66.5
    72.6
    165
    143
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    67.0
    73.0
    165
    143
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    67.6
    73.4
    165
    142
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    68.3
    74.0
    166
    142
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    69.1
    74.8
    167
    142
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    70.2
    75.6
    167
    140
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    71.6
    76.6
    166
    141
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    73.3
    77.8
    166
    132
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    75.1
    79.0
    164
    128
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    77.3
    80.5
    164
    120
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    79.8
    82.3
    162
    116
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    82.7
    84.5
    158
    107
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    85.9
    87.2
    153
    102
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.3
    141
    97
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malawi MALAWI   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    99.96
    13
    121.35
    9
    2. Stroke
    99.81
    73
    80.50
    93
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.36
    130
    83.76
    128
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    79.50
    43
    83.23
    40
    5. Cervical Cancer
    62.51
    2
    20.99
    37
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    60.66
    25
    33.37
    46
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    57.15
    3
    22.70
    61
    8. Malaria
    45.12
    17
    0.14
    56
    9. Liver Disease
    43.20
    16
    18.41
    95
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.03
    73
    74.67
    16
    11. Hypertension
    32.87
    38
    33.86
    36
    12. Kidney Disease
    23.88
    86
    35.72
    35
    13. Tuberculosis
    23.26
    47
    39.83
    26
    14. Lung Disease
    23.06
    86
    31.41
    47
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    21.94
    1
    8.50
    16
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.90
    48
    16.44
    118
    17. Malnutrition
    14.32
    16
    4.41
    56
    18. Prostate Cancer
    13.89
    113
    35.20
    22
    19. Breast Cancer
    13.43
    128
    18.21
    76
    20. Meningitis
    12.92
    27
    6.74
    41
    21. Maternal Conditions
    12.32
    24
    2.65
    62
    22. Suicide
    10.58
    63
    23.49
    8
    23. Other Injuries
    10.06
    67
    10.77
    57
    24. Asthma
    9.68
    66
    13.63
    45
    25. Low Birth Weight
    8.83
    48
    7.16
    63
    26. Falls
    8.32
    43
    2.99
    150
    27. Birth Trauma
    7.34
    47
    3.36
    78
    28. Lymphomas
    7.19
    18
    6.08
    39
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    6.35
    75
    6.23
    83
    30. Bladder Cancer
    4.76
    13
    2.19
    83
    31. Skin Cancers
    4.59
    9
    2.47
    53
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.28
    101
    12.75
    17
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    3.95
    97
    3.36
    130
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.68
    73
    4.52
    65
    35. Ovary Cancer
    3.33
    134
    3.85
    115
    36. Liver Cancer
    3.24
    158
    5.46
    87
    37. Violence
    3.12
    112
    37.54
    8
    38. Oral Cancer
    3.05
    83
    3.18
    80
    39. Fires
    2.94
    51
    6.64
    4
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.90
    178
    8.90
    89
    41. Stomach Cancer
    2.55
    167
    3.68
    137
    42. Poisonings
    2.51
    33
    1.62
    54
    43. Endocrine Disorders
    2.36
    134
    11.70
    14
    44. Drownings
    2.23
    104
    4.06
    44
    45. Epilepsy
    2.04
    64
    3.28
    22
    46. Lung Cancers
    1.92
    173
    18.34
    64
    47. Schistosomiasis
    1.91
    22
    0.07
    58
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.88
    74
    2.04
    70
    49. Alcohol
    1.46
    86
    1.93
    61
    50. Syphilis
    1.38
    24
    1.56
    17
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malawi MALAWI   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    12,839
    13.32
    71,996
    15.84
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,739
    8.03
    39,341
    8.65
    3. Malaria
    6,308
    6.54
    83
    0.02
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,221
    6.45
    13,014
    2.86
    5. Stroke
    5,939
    6.16
    30,693
    6.75
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,782
    6.00
    15,843
    3.49
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,929
    5.11
    32,739
    7.20
    8. Low Birth Weight
    4,339
    4.50
    6,250
    1.37
    9. Birth Trauma
    3,563
    3.70
    3,004
    0.66
    10. Liver Disease
    3,259
    3.38
    9,013
    1.98
    11. Tuberculosis
    2,992
    3.10
    21,965
    4.83
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2,876
    2.98
    5,555
    1.22
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    2,509
    2.60
    4,351
    0.96
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,267
    2.35
    30,188
    6.64
    15. Maternal Conditions
    1,854
    1.92
    1,700
    0.37
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,842
    1.91
    3,486
    0.77
    17. Hypertension
    1,797
    1.86
    12,789
    2.81
    18. Meningitis
    1,792
    1.86
    3,660
    0.81
    19. Kidney Disease
    1,567
    1.63
    15,302
    3.37
    20. Malnutrition
    1,499
    1.55
    2,381
    0.52
    21. Lung Disease
    1,340
    1.39
    11,895
    2.62
    22. Other Injuries
    1,266
    1.31
    6,014
    1.32
    23. Suicide
    1,007
    1.04
    13,774
    3.03
    24. Lymphomas
    839
    0.87
    2,818
    0.62
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    782
    0.81
    4,676
    1.03
    26. Asthma
    705
    0.73
    5,966
    1.31
    27. Breast Cancer
    600
    0.62
    4,533
    1.00
    28. Falls
    562
    0.58
    1,399
    0.31
    29. Syphilis
    480
    0.50
    1,130
    0.25
    30. Drownings
    458
    0.47
    2,403
    0.53
    31. Pertussis
    436
    0.45
    1,142
    0.25
    32. Violence
    406
    0.42
    21,000
    4.62
    33. Bladder Cancer
    388
    0.40
    829
    0.18
    34. Fires
    380
    0.39
    3,618
    0.80
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    370
    0.38
    5,408
    1.19
    36. Skin Cancers
    331
    0.34
    993
    0.22
    37. Poisonings
    325
    0.34
    975
    0.21
    38. Liver Cancer
    317
    0.33
    2,383
    0.52
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    280
    0.29
    1,894
    0.42
    40. Prostate Cancer
    271
    0.28
    4,374
    0.96
    41. Epilepsy
    260
    0.27
    1,870
    0.41
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    257
    0.27
    5,890
    1.30
    43. Oral Cancer
    251
    0.26
    1,406
    0.31
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    234
    0.24
    3,587
    0.79
    45. Stomach Cancer
    206
    0.21
    1,535
    0.34
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    200
    0.21
    1,077
    0.24
    47. Tetanus
    178
    0.18
    38
    0.01
    48. Ovary Cancer
    158
    0.16
    951
    0.21
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    154
    0.16
    1,015
    0.22
    50. Schistosomiasis
    143
    0.15
    35
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malawi MALAWI   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    62.51
    2
    20.99
    37
    2. Oesophagus Cancer
    21.94
    1
    8.50
    16
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.89
    113
    35.20
    22
    4. Breast Cancer
    13.43
    128
    18.21
    76
    5. Lymphomas
    7.19
    18
    6.08
    39
    6. Bladder Cancer
    4.76
    13
    2.19
    83
    7. Skin Cancers
    4.59
    9
    2.47
    53
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.33
    134
    3.85
    115
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.24
    158
    5.46
    87
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.05
    83
    3.18
    80
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.90
    178
    8.90
    89
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.55
    167
    3.68
    137
    13. Lung Cancers
    1.92
    173
    18.34
    64
    14. Leukemia
    0.62
    179
    3.34
    108
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.51
    175
    2.15
    99
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.45
    180
    4.98
    65
    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.