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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malawi
MALAWI		        
  		     
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
1960
37.4
38.5
37.9
153
155
157
  
68.2
74.2
71.1
9
4
9
1970
40.1
41.6
40.8
161
161
160
  
68.9
75.2
72.0
13
9
9
1980
43.9
45.8
44.8
159
162
160
  
70.7
76.8
73.7
16
14
17
1990
47.3
50.0
48.6
164
166
164
  
73.1
78.8
75.9
17
17
16
2000
45.0
47.1
46.0
172
172
172
  
75.4
80.2
77.7
19
23
22
2010
50.2
51.6
50.9
175
175
174
  
77.8
82.1
79.9
14
24
16
 
 
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
 
  Malawi
MALAWI		      
   
      World Rank       World Rank
  Male Female M F   Male Female M F
At Birth
50.2
51.6
175
175
  
77.8
82.1
14
24
Age 6
50.3
57.8
193
190
  
79.5
83.6
21
28
Age 11
51.1
58.5
193
190
  
79.5
83.6
21
28
Age 16
51.7
59.2
193
190
  
79.5
83.7
21
28
Age 21
52.5
59.8
193
190
  
79.7
83.8
21
28
Age 26
53.8
61.0
193
190
  
79.9
83.8
21
28
Age 31
55.5
62.7
192
190
  
80.1
83.9
21
28
Age 36
57.7
65.1
192
189
  
80.3
84.0
21
29
Age 41
60.6
68.0
193
191
  
80.6
84.2
20
27
Age 46
63.9
70.4
193
192
  
81.0
84.4
20
28
Age 51
67.2
72.6
193
190
  
81.4
84.8
20
27
Age 56
70.4
74.5
193
187
  
82.0
85.2
20
27
Age 61
73.3
76.5
193
182
  
82.8
85.8
20
26
Age 66
76.3
78.6
192
178
  
83.8
86.5
23
25
Age 71
79.3
80.9
193
174
  
85.2
87.5
26
31
Age 76
82.5
83.6
192
173
  
86.9
88.8
26
32
Age 81
85.9
86.8
192
164
  
89.0
90.5
31
32
Age 86
89.8
90.3
187
163
  
91.8
92.8
38
33
Age 91
93.8
94.1
189
177
  
95.0
95.7
44
35
Age 96
98.1
98.3
189
179
  
98.8
99.2
46
37
Age 101
102.7
102.8
180
149
  
103.0
103.2
58
48
 
 
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malawi
MALAWI		  
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
1 HIV/AIDS
493.93
5
  
0.40
137
2 Influenza & Pneumonia
209.57
5
  
23.69
125
3 Stroke
185.55
5
  
36.89
160
4 Coronary Heart Disease
157.88
43
  
68.80
155
5 Diarrhoeal diseases
109.09
16
  
1.95
119
6 Diabetes Mellitus
70.07
17
  
5.04
185
7 Malaria
48.77
24
  
0.01
104
8 Other Injuries
46.51
3
  
5.54
170
9 Road Traffic Accidents
45.39
3
  
4.77
180
10 Violence
44.46
10
  
1.14
160
11 Tuberculosis
36.54
45
  
0.41
170
12 Kidney Disease
35.81
15
  
3.23
185
13 Lung Disease
33.89
69
  
21.47
98
14 Hypertension
33.26
65
  
3.67
183
15 Meningitis
29.74
2
  
0.41
149
16 Maternal Conditions
26.52
18
  
0.15
151
17 Schistosomiasis
24.62
1
  
0.00
64
18 Endocrine Disorders
24.04
5
  
3.13
147
19 Suicide
23.32
6
  
6.90
101
20 Cervical Cancer
21.04
8
  
1.38
161
21 Low Birth Weight
20.37
33
  
3.39
144
22 Inflammatory/Heart
19.96
7
  
2.97
152
23 Oesophagus Cancer
18.16
5
  
7.62
30
24 Birth Trauma
16.43
34
  
0.64
166
25 Malnutrition
16.25
6
  
0.07
172
26 Drownings
15.12
2
  
0.35
187
27 Asthma
13.83
43
  
1.09
153
28 Liver Disease
12.58
68
  
9.48
96
29 Peptic Ulcer Disease
11.55
8
  
2.54
123
30 Alzheimers/Dementia
10.35
30
  
17.08
14
31 Epilepsy
9.80
17
  
1.57
104
32 Trypanosomiasis
8.00
13
  
0.00
192
33 Breast Cancer
7.81
177
  
23.62
20
34 Congenital Anomalies
7.65
44
  
3.68
164
35 Falls
6.22
40
  
3.51
109
36 Fires
6.13
18
  
0.45
158
37 Other Neoplasms
6.10
14
  
2.95
92
38 Prostate Cancer
5.97
104
  
8.21
58
39 Skin Disease
5.90
18
  
1.50
104
40 Bladder Cancer
5.31
12
  
4.27
28
41 Lymphomas
5.26
97
  
7.35
36
42 Liver Cancer
4.75
118
  
3.07
164
43 Upper Respiratory
2.94
21
  
0.07
144
44 Hepatitis B
2.82
28
  
0.07
177
45 Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.52
45
  
0.90
140
46 Colon-Rectum Cancers
2.45
186
  
15.49
33
47 Leishmaniasis
2.35
4
  
0.00
75
48 Anaemia
2.31
87
  
0.15
171
49 Parkinson Disease
2.28
43
  
3.48
8
50 Syphilis
1.92
42
  
0.00
147
 
 
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Malawi
MALAWI		  
  Deaths %   Deaths %
1 HIV/AIDS
55,967
26.86
  
266
0.06
2 Influenza & Pneumonia
22,896
10.99
  
37,348
8.00
3 Diarrhoeal diseases
15,066
7.23
  
3,081
0.66
4 Malaria
12,920
6.20
  
5
0.00
5 Stroke
11,187
5.37
  
55,919
11.98
6 Coronary Heart Disease
9,427
4.52
  
92,299
19.77
7 Low Birth Weight
5,999
2.88
  
1,386
0.30
8 Other Injuries
5,705
2.74
  
6,029
1.29
9 Violence
5,039
2.42
  
703
0.15
10 Meningitis
4,911
2.36
  
278
0.06
11 Birth Trauma
4,838
2.32
  
262
0.06
12 Road Traffic Accidents
4,815
2.31
  
3,073
0.66
13 Diabetes Mellitus
4,353
2.09
  
6,682
1.43
14 Tuberculosis
3,513
1.69
  
443
0.09
15 Maternal Conditions
3,153
1.51
  
81
0.02
16 Malnutrition
2,876
1.38
  
85
0.02
17 Kidney Disease
2,558
1.23
  
4,804
1.03
18 Suicide
2,269
1.09
  
4,660
1.00
19 Schistosomiasis
2,241
1.08
  
1
0.00
20 Lung Disease
2,071
0.99
  
29,069
6.23
21 Hypertension
1,944
0.93
  
5,191
1.11
22 Congenital Anomalies
1,900
0.91
  
1,950
0.42
23 Endocrine Disorders
1,820
0.87
  
3,056
0.65
24 Drownings
1,763
0.85
  
233
0.05
25 Cervical Cancer
1,621
0.78
  
1,322
0.28
26 Inflammatory/Heart
1,478
0.71
  
3,014
0.65
27 Oesophagus Cancer
1,262
0.61
  
8,762
1.88
28 Asthma
1,000
0.48
  
1,260
0.27
29 Trypanosomiasis
978
0.47
  
0
0.00
30 Epilepsy
973
0.47
  
1,201
0.26
31 Liver Disease
918
0.44
  
7,767
1.66
32 Fires
868
0.42
  
380
0.08
33 Peptic Ulcer Disease
830
0.40
  
3,294
0.71
34 Lymphomas
779
0.37
  
8,744
1.87
35 Falls
520
0.25
  
4,450
0.95
36 Alzheimers/Dementia
502
0.24
  
29,116
6.24
37 Other Neoplasms
484
0.23
  
3,829
0.82
38 Vitamin A Deficiency
479
0.23
  
0
0.00
39 Anaemia
443
0.21
  
260
0.06
40 Skin Disease
372
0.18
  
2,188
0.47
41 Hepatitis B
365
0.18
  
57
0.01
42 Bladder Cancer
363
0.17
  
5,842
1.25
43 Pertussis
361
0.17
  
6
0.00
44 Liver Cancer
355
0.17
  
3,470
0.74
45 Prostate Cancer
346
0.17
  
11,508
2.46
46 Leishmaniasis
336
0.16
  
1
0.00
47 Syphilis
329
0.16
  
3
0.00
48 Upper Respiratory
313
0.15
  
56
0.01
49 Breast Cancer
300
0.14
  
14,343
3.07
50 Rheumatic Heart Disease
266
0.13
  
1,204
0.26
 
 
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malawi
MALAWI		  
  Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
1 Cervical Cancer
21.04
8
  
1.38
161
2 Oesophagus Cancer
18.16
5
  
7.62
30
3 Breast Cancer
7.81
177
  
23.62
20
4 Other Neoplasms
6.10
14
  
2.95
92
5 Prostate Cancer
5.97
104
  
8.21
58
6 Bladder Cancer
5.31
12
  
4.27
28
7 Lymphomas
5.26
97
  
7.35
36
8 Liver Cancer
4.75
118
  
3.07
164
9 Colon-Rectum Cancers
2.45
186
  
15.49
33
10 Stomach Cancer
1.77
188
  
4.81
130
11 Ovary Cancer
1.40
165
  
3.96
20
12 Skin Cancers
1.08
106
  
2.74
32
13 Oral Cancer
0.95
188
  
2.39
113
14 Lung Cancers
0.72
192
  
30.98
18
15 Leukemia
0.47
187
  
4.39
63
16 Uterin Cancer
0.35
168
  
1.53
64
17 Pancreas Cancer
0.35
188
  
6.81
39
 
 
DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Malawi
MALAWI		  
  Value World Rank   Value World Rank
Population Total
14,268,711
64
 
61,113,205
22
Sex Ratio M / F
1.00
79
 
0.98
125
Population 0-14
45.8 %
12
 
16.7 %
158
Population 15-64
51.5 %
181
 
67.1 %
64
Population 65 +
2.7 %
175
 
16.2 %
23
Birth Rate / 1000
41.48
13
 
10.65
155
Death Rate / 1000
17.60
11
 
10.02
61
Fertulity Rate
5.59
15
 
1.66
153
Infant Mortality
89.05
14
 
4.85
167
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.02
190
 
1.05
130
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.00
191
 
1.05
77
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
1.01
84
 
1.03
46
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.74
120
 
0.76
105
Net Migrattion
N/A
N/A
 
2.16
29
Population Growth
2.39
30
 
0.28
152
Literacy Total
62.7
155
 
99.0
41
Literacy Male
76.1
142
 
99.0
50
Literacy Female
49.8
153
 
99.0
41
Unemployment
N/A
N/A
 
5.5
113
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
50.9
174
  
79.9
16
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
43.0
177
  
72.0
27
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$800
182
  
$36,600
23
 

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