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Malawi Population Pyramid
 


Malawi
MALAWI LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
        World Rank
  Male Female All M F All
1960
37.4
38.5
37.9
153
155
157
1970
40.1
41.6
40.8
161
161
160
1980
43.9
45.8
44.8
159
162
160
1990
47.3
50.0
48.6
164
166
164
2000
45.0
47.1
46.0
172
172
172
2010
50.2
51.6
50.9
175
175
174
 
 
Malawi
MALAWI LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
      World Rank
  Male Female M F
At Birth
50.2
51.6
175
175
Age 5
49.3
56.8
193
190
Age 10
50.1
57.5
193
190
Age 15
50.7
58.2
193
190
Age 20
51.5
58.8
193
190
Age 25
52.8
60.0
193
190
Age 30
54.5
61.7
192
190
Age 35
56.7
64.1
192
189
Age 40
59.6
67.0
193
191
Age 45
62.9
69.4
193
192
Age 50
66.2
71.6
193
190
Age 55
69.4
73.5
193
187
Age 60
72.3
75.5
193
182
Age 65
75.3
77.6
192
178
Age 70
78.3
79.9
193
174
Age 75
81.5
82.6
192
173
Age 80
84.9
85.8
192
164
Age 85
88.8
89.3
187
163
Age 90
92.8
93.1
189
177
Age 95
97.1
97.3
189
179
Age 100
101.7
101.8
180
149
 
 
Malawi
MALAWI TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Deaths %
1 HIV/AIDS
55,967
26.86
2 Influenza & Pneumonia
22,896
10.99
3 Diarrhoeal diseases
15,066
7.23
4 Malaria
12,920
6.20
5 Stroke
11,187
5.37
6 Coronary Heart Disease
9,427
4.52
7 Low Birth Weight
5,999
2.88
8 Other Injuries
5,705
2.74
9 Violence
5,039
2.42
10 Meningitis
4,911
2.36
11 Birth Trauma
4,838
2.32
12 Road Traffic Accidents
4,815
2.31
13 Diabetes Mellitus
4,353
2.09
14 Tuberculosis
3,513
1.69
15 Maternal Conditions
3,153
1.51
16 Malnutrition
2,876
1.38
17 Kidney Disease
2,558
1.23
18 Suicide
2,269
1.09
19 Schistosomiasis
2,241
1.08
20 Lung Disease
2,071
0.99
21 Hypertension
1,944
0.93
22 Congenital Anomalies
1,900
0.91
23 Endocrine Disorders
1,820
0.87
24 Drownings
1,763
0.85
25 Cervical Cancer
1,621
0.78
  Deaths %
26 Inflammatory/Heart
1,478
0.71
27 Oesophagus Cancer
1,262
0.61
28 Asthma
1,000
0.48
29 Trypanosomiasis
978
0.47
30 Epilepsy
973
0.47
31 Liver Disease
918
0.44
32 Fires
868
0.42
33 Peptic Ulcer Disease
830
0.40
34 Lymphomas
779
0.37
35 Falls
520
0.25
36 Alzheimers/Dementia
502
0.24
37 Other Neoplasms
484
0.23
38 Vitamin A Deficiency
479
0.23
39 Anaemia
443
0.21
40 Skin Disease
372
0.18
41 Hepatitis B
365
0.18
42 Bladder Cancer
363
0.17
43 Pertussis
361
0.17
44 Liver Cancer
355
0.17
45 Prostate Cancer
346
0.17
46 Leishmaniasis
336
0.16
47 Syphilis
329
0.16
48 Upper Respiratory
313
0.15
49 Breast Cancer
300
0.14
50 Rheumatic Heart Disease
266
0.13
 
 
Malawi
MALAWI TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
1 HIV/AIDS
493.93
5
2 Influenza & Pneumonia
209.57
5
3 Stroke
185.55
5
4 Coronary Heart Disease
157.88
43
5 Diarrhoeal diseases
109.09
16
6 Diabetes Mellitus
70.07
17
7 Malaria
48.77
24
8 Other Injuries
46.51
3
9 Road Traffic Accidents
45.39
3
10 Violence
44.46
10
11 Tuberculosis
36.54
45
12 Kidney Disease
35.81
15
13 Lung Disease
33.89
69
14 Hypertension
33.26
65
15 Meningitis
29.74
2
16 Maternal Conditions
26.52
18
17 Schistosomiasis
24.62
1
18 Endocrine Disorders
24.04
5
19 Suicide
23.32
6
20 Cervical Cancer
21.04
8
21 Low Birth Weight
20.37
33
22 Inflammatory/Heart
19.96
7
23 Oesophagus Cancer
18.16
5
24 Birth Trauma
16.43
34
25 Malnutrition
16.25
6
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
26 Drownings
15.12
2
27 Asthma
13.83
43
28 Liver Disease
12.58
68
29 Peptic Ulcer Disease
11.55
8
30 Alzheimers/Dementia
10.35
30
31 Epilepsy
9.80
17
32 Trypanosomiasis
8.00
13
33 Breast Cancer
7.81
177
34 Congenital Anomalies
7.65
44
35 Falls
6.22
40
36 Fires
6.13
18
37 Other Neoplasms
6.10
14
38 Prostate Cancer
5.97
104
39 Skin Disease
5.90
18
40 Bladder Cancer
5.31
12
41 Lymphomas
5.26
97
42 Liver Cancer
4.75
118
43 Upper Respiratory
2.94
21
44 Hepatitis B
2.82
28
45 Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.52
45
46 Colon-Rectum Cancers
2.45
186
47 Leishmaniasis
2.35
4
48 Anaemia
2.31
87
49 Parkinson Disease
2.28
43
50 Syphilis
1.92
42
 
 
Malawi
MALAWI CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate World Rank
1 Cervical Cancer
21.04
8
2 Oesophagus Cancer
18.16
5
3 Breast Cancer
7.81
177
4 Other Neoplasms
6.10
14
5 Prostate Cancer
5.97
104
6 Bladder Cancer
5.31
12
7 Lymphomas
5.26
97
8 Liver Cancer
4.75
118
9 Colon-Rectum Cancers
2.45
186
  Rate World Rank
10 Stomach Cancer
1.77
188
11 Ovary Cancer
1.40
165
12 Skin Cancers
1.08
106
13 Oral Cancer
0.95
188
14 Lung Cancers
0.72
192
15 Leukemia
0.47
187
16 Uterin Cancer
0.35
168
17 Pancreas Cancer
0.35
188
 
 
Malawi
MALAWI HEALTH RISK FACTORS
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS
Total Rank
1.9
148
SMOKING PERCENT
M F Rank
23.7
6.2
108
80
OBESITY PERCENT
M F Rank
1.0
2.6
165
172
HAPPINESS SCORE
Total Rank
153
154

 
Malawi
MALAWI DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Value World Rank
Population Total
14,268,711
64
Sex Ratio M / F
1.00
79
Population 0-14
45.8 %
12
Population 15-64
51.5 %
181
Population 65 +
2.7 %
175
Birth Rate / 1000
41.48
13
Death Rate / 1000
17.60
11
Fertulity Rate
5.59
15
Infant Mortality
89.05
14
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.02
190
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.00
191
  Value World Rank
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
1.01
84
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.74
120
Net Migrattion
N/A
N/A
Population Growth
2.39
30
Literacy Total
62.7
155
Literacy Male
76.1
142
Literacy Female
49.8
153
Unemployment
N/A
N/A
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
50.9
174
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
43.0
177
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$800
182
 
 
 

Latest WHO data (2010), Death Rates are age-standardized, total deaths are % of population

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