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Namibia
COUNTRY #1
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NAMIBIA VS MALAWI

Compare Namibia and Malawi 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.

Malawi
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
Namibia Population Pyramid
3,981,125
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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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%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Namibia NAMIBIA   Malawi MALAWI
  Namibia NAMIBIA   Malawi MALAWI
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
45.0
49.3
47.1
113
100
105
  
37.4
38.5
37.9
153
155
157
1970
50.8
54.8
52.8
114
105
110
  
40.1
41.6
40.8
161
161
160
1980
56.0
60.0
57.9
114
113
114
  
43.9
45.8
44.8
159
162
160
1990
59.5
63.7
61.5
123
122
124
  
47.3
50.0
48.6
164
166
164
2000
56.2
58.5
57.4
142
147
144
  
42.6
43.6
43.1
180
182
182
2010
61.3
64.6
63.0
139
140
138
  
51.7
54.0
52.9
172
174
173
2019
60.6
68.4
64.6
165
142
152
  
62.3
68.9
65.6
153
138
143
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Namibia NAMIBIA   Malawi MALAWI
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
60.6
68.4
165
142
62.3
68.9
153
138
Age
60.6
68.4
165
142
62.3
68.9
153
138
Age 5
63.5
71.1
173
148
65.3
71.6
165
142
Age 10
63.8
71.5
173
149
65.8
72.1
165
143
Age 15
64.1
71.7
173
149
66.1
72.3
165
143
Age 20
64.6
72.0
173
149
66.5
72.6
165
143
Age 25
65.2
72.4
173
150
67.0
73.0
165
143
Age 30
65.8
72.8
173
150
67.6
73.4
165
142
Age 35
66.6
73.5
173
149
68.3
74.0
166
142
Age 40
67.6
74.4
173
148
69.1
74.8
167
142
Age 45
69.0
75.5
172
143
70.2
75.6
167
140
Age 50
70.7
76.7
171
138
71.6
76.6
166
141
Age 55
72.6
78.0
171
125
73.3
77.8
166
132
Age 60
74.7
79.3
170
118
75.1
79.0
164
128
Age 65
77.0
80.7
170
113
77.3
80.5
164
120
Age 70
79.5
82.3
169
114
79.8
82.3
162
116
Age 75
82.4
84.4
165
119
82.7
84.5
158
107
Age 80
85.7
87.0
158
126
85.9
87.2
153
102
Age 85
89.2
90.0
153
131
89.4
90.3
141
97
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Namibia NAMIBIA   Malawi MALAWI
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. HIV/AIDS
147.62
7
99.96
13
2. Stroke
117.61
46
99.81
73
3. Coronary Heart Disease
105.72
98
82.36
130
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
94.17
31
79.50
43
5. Tuberculosis
74.32
11
23.26
47
6. Diabetes Mellitus
61.52
25
36.03
73
7. Road Traffic Accidents
44.05
14
57.15
3
8. Lung Disease
40.96
26
23.06
86
9. Diarrhoeal diseases
38.12
45
60.66
25
10. Hypertension
37.70
28
32.87
38
11. Prostate Cancer
25.79
40
13.89
113
12. Kidney Disease
25.76
73
23.88
86
13. Liver Disease
23.50
80
43.20
16
14. Violence
20.18
18
3.12
112
15. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.25
79
19.90
48
16. Cervical Cancer
16.57
48
62.51
2
17. Asthma
15.49
38
9.68
66
18. Breast Cancer
14.84
120
13.43
128
19. Suicide
13.51
36
10.58
63
20. Inflammatory/Heart
12.49
19
4.28
101
21. Other Injuries
10.07
66
10.06
67
22. Malnutrition
9.45
32
14.32
16
23. Low Birth Weight
9.38
39
8.83
48
24. Skin Cancers
9.09
2
4.59
9
25. Oral Cancer
7.84
12
3.05
83
26. Congenital Anomalies
6.25
81
6.35
75
27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.23
44
3.68
73
28. Birth Trauma
6.21
53
7.34
47
29. Fires
5.58
8
2.94
51
30. Meningitis
5.31
47
12.92
27
31. Maternal Conditions
4.80
51
12.32
24
32. Endocrine Disorders
4.68
70
2.36
134
33. Lung Cancers
4.38
143
1.92
173
34. Falls
4.37
118
8.32
43
35. Parkinson's Disease
4.18
87
3.95
97
36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.10
166
2.90
178
37. Drownings
4.09
43
2.23
104
38. Lymphomas
3.10
144
7.19
18
39. Liver Cancer
3.04
164
3.24
158
40. Ovary Cancer
3.01
146
3.33
134
41. Skin Disease
2.57
36
1.36
100
42. Epilepsy
2.41
49
2.04
64
43. Stomach Cancer
2.39
172
2.55
167
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.22
61
1.88
74
45. Alcohol
1.87
64
1.46
86
46. Poisonings
1.74
51
2.51
33
47. Drug Use
1.74
57
0.57
152
48. Leukemia
1.66
158
0.62
179
49. Oesophagus Cancer
1.65
120
21.94
1
50. Uterin Cancer
1.63
131
0.51
175
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Namibia NAMIBIA   Malawi MALAWI
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
2,928
17.28
12,839
13.32
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
1,464
8.64
7,739
8.03
3. Tuberculosis
1,416
8.35
2,992
3.10
4. Stroke
1,333
7.86
5,939
6.16
5. Coronary Heart Disease
1,221
7.20
4,929
5.11
6. Road Traffic Accidents
868
5.12
6,221
6.45
7. Diabetes Mellitus
724
4.27
2,267
2.35
8. Diarrhoeal diseases
645
3.81
5,782
6.00
9. Low Birth Weight
516
3.04
4,339
4.50
10. Lung Disease
461
2.72
1,340
1.39
11. Violence
450
2.66
406
0.42
12. Hypertension
428
2.53
1,797
1.86
13. Birth Trauma
345
2.04
3,563
3.70
14. Liver Disease
336
1.98
3,259
3.38
15. Kidney Disease
322
1.90
1,567
1.63
16. Congenital Anomalies
283
1.67
2,509
2.60
17. Suicide
243
1.43
1,007
1.04
18. Malnutrition
224
1.32
1,499
1.55
19. Other Injuries
207
1.22
1,266
1.31
20. Asthma
200
1.18
705
0.73
21. Alzheimers & Dementia
176
1.04
782
0.81
22. Inflammatory/Heart
162
0.96
370
0.38
23. Cervical Cancer
133
0.78
2,876
2.98
24. Breast Cancer
121
0.71
600
0.62
25. Maternal Conditions
110
0.65
1,854
1.92
26. Drownings
110
0.65
458
0.47
27. Meningitis
109
0.64
1,792
1.86
28. Fires
109
0.64
380
0.39
29. Skin Cancers
108
0.64
331
0.34
30. Oral Cancer
100
0.59
251
0.26
31. Prostate Cancer
94
0.55
271
0.28
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
76
0.45
280
0.29
33. Endocrine Disorders
73
0.43
257
0.27
34. Falls
62
0.37
562
0.58
35. Lung Cancers
59
0.35
131
0.14
36. Pertussis
54
0.32
436
0.45
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
54
0.32
234
0.24
38. Epilepsy
49
0.29
260
0.27
39. Lymphomas
46
0.27
839
0.87
40. Poisonings
46
0.27
325
0.34
41. Liver Cancer
45
0.27
317
0.33
42. Parkinson's Disease
43
0.25
200
0.21
43. Syphilis
35
0.21
480
0.50
44. Stomach Cancer
33
0.19
206
0.21
45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
33
0.19
154
0.16
46. Drug Use
32
0.19
47
0.05
47. Skin Disease
31
0.18
101
0.10
48. Alcohol
28
0.17
114
0.12
49. Leukemia
24
0.14
82
0.09
50. Ovary Cancer
23
0.14
158
0.16
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Namibia NAMIBIA   Malawi MALAWI
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
25.79
40
13.89
113
2. Cervical Cancer
16.57
48
62.51
2
3. Breast Cancer
14.84
120
13.43
128
4. Skin Cancers
9.09
2
4.59
9
5. Oral Cancer
7.84
12
3.05
83
6. Lung Cancers
4.38
143
1.92
173
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.10
166
2.90
178
8. Lymphomas
3.10
144
7.19
18
9. Liver Cancer
3.04
164
3.24
158
10. Ovary Cancer
3.01
146
3.33
134
11. Stomach Cancer
2.39
172
2.55
167
12. Leukemia
1.66
158
0.62
179
13. Oesophagus Cancer
1.65
120
21.94
1
14. Uterin Cancer
1.63
131
0.51
175
15. Bladder Cancer
1.39
134
4.76
13
16. Pancreas Cancer
1.37
158
0.45
180
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.