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Sweden
COUNTRY #1
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
SWEDEN VS MALAWI

Compare Sweden 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
Sweden Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Malawi MALAWI
      Sweden SWEDEN   Malawi MALAWI
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.2
    74.9
    73.0
    3
    3
    3
    		  
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    72.2
    77.2
    74.6
    1
    2
    1
    		  
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    72.8
    78.9
    75.7
    2
    3
    3
    		  
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    74.8
    80.4
    77.5
    4
    6
    2
    		  
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    77.3
    81.9
    79.6
    3
    7
    4
    		  
    42.6
    43.6
    43.1
    180
    182
    182
    2010
    79.5
    83.5
    81.5
    6
    11
    9
    		  
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2019
    80.8
    84.0
    82.4
    8
    18
    13
    		  
    62.3
    68.9
    65.6
    153
    138
    143
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    84.0
    8
    18
    62.3
    68.9
    153
    138
    Age 5
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    65.3
    71.6
    165
    142
    Age 10
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    65.8
    72.1
    165
    143
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    21
    66.1
    72.3
    165
    143
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.3
    10
    21
    66.5
    72.6
    165
    143
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.3
    9
    21
    67.0
    73.0
    165
    143
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.4
    8
    20
    67.6
    73.4
    165
    142
    Age 35
    81.8
    84.5
    7
    20
    68.3
    74.0
    166
    142
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.6
    8
    20
    69.1
    74.8
    167
    142
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.7
    8
    20
    70.2
    75.6
    167
    140
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    10
    22
    71.6
    76.6
    166
    141
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.2
    11
    24
    73.3
    77.8
    166
    132
    Age 60
    83.3
    85.6
    14
    25
    75.1
    79.0
    164
    128
    Age 65
    84.1
    86.2
    16
    26
    77.3
    80.5
    164
    120
    Age 70
    85.2
    87.0
    17
    27
    79.8
    82.3
    162
    116
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.0
    25
    30
    82.7
    84.5
    158
    107
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.3
    36
    35
    85.9
    87.2
    153
    102
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.0
    59
    54
    89.4
    90.3
    141
    97
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    50.98
    161
    82.36
    130
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30.96
    10
    19.90
    48
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    13.89
    113
    4. Stroke
    19.81
    170
    99.81
    73
    5. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    1.92
    173
    6. Lung Disease
    14.83
    144
    23.06
    86
    7. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    13.43
    128
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    2.90
    178
    9. Suicide
    12.37
    47
    10.58
    63
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.29
    165
    79.50
    43
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    0.45
    180
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.85
    159
    36.03
    73
    13. Hypertension
    5.32
    154
    32.87
    38
    14. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    7.19
    18
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.07
    167
    23.88
    86
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    3.33
    134
    17. Other Injuries
    4.92
    134
    10.06
    67
    18. Drug Use
    4.10
    18
    0.57
    152
    19. Liver Disease
    3.99
    170
    43.20
    16
    20. Falls
    3.92
    127
    8.32
    43
    21. Other Neoplasms
    3.65
    24
    0.27
    147
    22. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    0.62
    179
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    3.24
    158
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.12
    140
    3.95
    97
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.09
    106
    2.36
    134
    26. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    4.59
    9
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    162
    6.35
    75
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    2.55
    167
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    4.76
    13
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.58
    150
    4.28
    101
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.57
    174
    57.15
    3
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    0.51
    175
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    21.94
    1
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    62.51
    2
    35. Alcohol
    2.09
    58
    1.46
    86
    36. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    3.05
    83
    37. Violence
    1.22
    143
    3.12
    112
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.08
    148
    3.68
    73
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.88
    143
    60.66
    25
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.84
    15
    0.10
    154
    41. Drownings
    0.83
    156
    2.23
    104
    42. Epilepsy
    0.78
    158
    2.04
    64
    43. Skin Disease
    0.70
    124
    1.36
    100
    44. Low Birth Weight
    0.61
    178
    8.83
    48
    45. Asthma
    0.56
    158
    9.68
    66
    46. Anemia
    0.47
    24
    0.00
    128
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.43
    71
    0.50
    53
    48. Fires
    0.40
    154
    2.94
    51
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    167
    1.88
    74
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.38
    165
    7.34
    47
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sweden SWEDEN   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,136
    19.91
    4,929
    5.11
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    10,917
    14.36
    782
    0.81
    3. Stroke
    6,035
    7.94
    5,939
    6.16
    4. Lung Disease
    4,344
    5.72
    1,340
    1.39
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,722
    4.90
    131
    0.14
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,049
    4.01
    234
    0.24
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,659
    3.50
    7,739
    8.03
    8. Prostate Cancer
    2,622
    3.45
    271
    0.28
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,849
    2.43
    38
    0.04
    10. Hypertension
    1,838
    2.42
    1,797
    1.86
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,834
    2.41
    2,267
    2.35
    12. Kidney Disease
    1,629
    2.14
    1,567
    1.63
    13. Breast Cancer
    1,582
    2.08
    600
    0.62
    14. Suicide
    1,479
    1.95
    1,007
    1.04
    15. Other Injuries
    1,374
    1.81
    1,266
    1.31
    16. Lymphomas
    1,357
    1.79
    839
    0.87
    17. Falls
    1,109
    1.46
    562
    0.58
    18. Other Neoplasms
    1,036
    1.36
    17
    0.02
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    943
    1.24
    200
    0.21
    20. Leukemia
    825
    1.09
    82
    0.09
    21. Bladder Cancer
    760
    1.00
    388
    0.40
    22. Liver Cancer
    752
    0.99
    317
    0.33
    23. Liver Disease
    723
    0.95
    3,259
    3.38
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    702
    0.92
    257
    0.27
    25. Skin Cancers
    650
    0.86
    331
    0.34
    26. Stomach Cancer
    612
    0.81
    206
    0.21
    27. Ovary Cancer
    553
    0.73
    158
    0.16
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    547
    0.72
    370
    0.38
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    538
    0.71
    1,842
    1.91
    30. Drug Use
    423
    0.56
    47
    0.05
    31. Oral Cancer
    379
    0.50
    251
    0.26
    32. Alcohol
    359
    0.47
    114
    0.12
    33. Uterin Cancer
    345
    0.45
    23
    0.02
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    315
    0.41
    6,221
    6.45
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    308
    0.41
    2,509
    2.60
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    289
    0.38
    5,782
    6.00
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    277
    0.36
    280
    0.29
    38. Cervical Cancer
    228
    0.30
    2,876
    2.98
    39. Skin Disease
    220
    0.29
    101
    0.10
    40. Anemia
    175
    0.23
    0
    0.00
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    170
    0.22
    9
    0.01
    42. Asthma
    158
    0.21
    705
    0.73
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    129
    0.17
    29
    0.03
    44. Epilepsy
    121
    0.16
    260
    0.27
    45. Malnutrition
    117
    0.15
    1,499
    1.55
    46. Drownings
    114
    0.15
    458
    0.47
    47. Violence
    113
    0.15
    406
    0.42
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    110
    0.14
    154
    0.16
    49. Fires
    65
    0.09
    380
    0.39
    50. Schizophrenia
    63
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    13.89
    113
    2. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    1.92
    173
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    13.43
    128
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    2.90
    178
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    0.45
    180
    6. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    7.19
    18
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    3.33
    134
    8. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    0.62
    179
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    3.24
    158
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    4.59
    9
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    2.55
    167
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    4.76
    13
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    0.51
    175
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    21.94
    1
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    62.51
    2
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    3.05
    83
    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.