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Compare Belize and Malawi health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belize BELIZE   Malawi MALAWI
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    61.1
    62.3
    61.7
    50
    58
    57
     
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    65.9
    67.3
    66.6
    36
    59
    53
     
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    69.5
    71.6
    70.5
    25
    60
    38
     
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    70.7
    74.2
    72.4
    36
    58
    40
     
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    72.5
    78.0
    75.2
    36
    40
    38
     
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    2010
    67.0
    72.4
    69.5
    108
    111
    108
     
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2015
    67.5
    73.1
    70.1
    110
    114
    112
     
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belize BELIZE   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    67.5
    73.1
    110
    114
     
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    Age 5
    68.8
    74.2
    119
    116
     
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    Age 10
    69.1
    74.4
    118
    116
     
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    Age 15
    69.4
    74.5
    118
    117
     
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    Age 20
    69.8
    74.7
    119
    118
     
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    70.3
    74.9
    118
    118
     
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    Age 30
    70.8
    75.1
    118
    118
     
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    Age 35
    71.3
    75.4
    119
    120
     
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    Age 40
    71.9
    75.8
    121
    120
     
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    Age 45
    72.5
    76.2
    124
    121
     
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    Age 50
    73.4
    76.8
    132
    121
     
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    Age 55
    74.5
    77.5
    136
    123
     
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    Age 60
    75.9
    78.5
    140
    126
     
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    Age 65
    77.6
    79.7
    144
    131
     
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    Age 70
    79.7
    81.3
    145
    133
     
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    Age 75
    82.3
    83.4
    144
    135
     
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    Age 80
    85.4
    86.1
    146
    137
     
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.4
    153
    142
     
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.1
    153
    148
     
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.3
    152
    149
     
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    125
    121
     
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belize BELIZE   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    78.74
    106
     
    77.56
    110
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    62.83
    17
     
    26.34
    88
    3. Stroke
    59.72
    119
     
    138.49
    33
    4. Prostate Cancer
    43.82
    7
     
    11.23
    116
    5. Violence
    43.05
    5
     
    3.03
    114
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    34.96
    81
     
    125.65
    32
    7. HIV/AIDS
    27.21
    47
     
    343.93
    8
    8. Liver Disease
    20.32
    65
     
    27.52
    34
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    19.19
    73
     
    22.12
    52
    10. Kidney Disease
    15.04
    79
     
    14.19
    87
    11. Lung Disease
    14.87
    119
     
    18.89
    86
    12. Endocrine Disorders
    14.40
    29
     
    14.69
    25
    13. Hypertension
    14.28
    109
     
    21.31
    46
    14. Breast Cancer
    12.46
    119
     
    8.00
    160
    15. Other Injuries
    9.17
    106
     
    16.05
    60
    16. Cervical Cancer
    8.15
    81
     
    42.18
    5
    17. Lung Cancers
    7.96
    103
     
    0.78
    169
    18. Liver Cancer
    7.29
    57
     
    1.65
    168
    19. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    81
     
    2.41
    155
    20. Tuberculosis
    5.74
    83
     
    10.64
    69
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.37
    111
     
    2.57
    165
    22. Drownings
    5.20
    67
     
    9.23
    22
    23. Drug Use
    4.99
    8
     
    1.89
    58
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.80
    129
     
    9.72
    54
    25. Low Birth Weight
    4.43
    120
     
    15.79
    47
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.22
    128
     
    14.91
    20
    27. Other Neoplasms
    3.99
    42
     
    4.00
    41
    28. Asthma
    3.50
    94
     
    7.43
    70
    29. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.30
    80
     
    2.50
    106
    30. Birth Trauma
    3.26
    89
     
    14.48
    46
    31. Suicide
    3.18
    148
     
    14.44
    36
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    3.16
    91
     
    0.35
    169
    33. Uterin Cancer
    3.15
    40
     
    0.78
    158
    34. Malnutrition
    2.56
    83
     
    32.72
    27
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.47
    101
     
    50.43
    33
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.21
    100
     
    23.18
    1
    37. Anemia
    2.13
    53
     
    1.95
    55
    38. Leukemia
    2.01
    141
     
    0.39
    171
    39. Alcohol
    1.99
    51
     
    0.13
    134
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    1.76
    92
     
    1.98
    80
    41. Lymphomas
    1.62
    163
     
    3.13
    124
    42. Fires
    1.32
    111
     
    10.96
    28
    43. Maternal Conditions
    1.27
    84
     
    27.51
    16
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.25
    114
     
    1.98
    57
    45. Bladder Cancer
    1.25
    132
     
    5.28
    8
    46. Epilepsy
    1.22
    122
     
    6.91
    40
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.17
    139
     
    1.63
    119
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    1.17
    2
     
    0.00
    172
    49. Falls
    0.96
    169
     
    10.34
    42
    50. Ovary Cancer
    0.73
    171
     
    1.49
    166
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Belize BELIZE   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    139
    12.25
     
    4,956
    3.56
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    119
    10.44
     
    1,718
    1.23
    3. Violence
    109
    9.60
     
    417
    0.30
    4. Stroke
    103
    9.08
     
    8,570
    6.16
    5. HIV/AIDS
    71
    6.24
     
    40,819
    29.32
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    65
    5.74
     
    12,958
    9.31
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    50
    4.37
     
    2,637
    1.89
    8. Liver Disease
    40
    3.55
     
    2,092
    1.50
    9. Prostate Cancer
    32
    2.82
     
    290
    0.21
    10. Kidney Disease
    31
    2.70
     
    1,080
    0.78
    11. Endocrine Disorders
    28
    2.50
     
    1,459
    1.05
    12. Hypertension
    27
    2.34
     
    1,339
    0.96
    13. Lung Disease
    25
    2.20
     
    1,249
    0.90
    14. Other Injuries
    21
    1.82
     
    1,960
    1.41
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    20
    1.76
     
    2,569
    1.85
    16. Low Birth Weight
    19
    1.71
     
    5,021
    3.61
    17. Drownings
    15
    1.31
     
    1,397
    1.00
    18. Lung Cancers
    14
    1.21
     
    59
    0.04
    19. Birth Trauma
    14
    1.21
     
    4,605
    3.31
    20. Liver Cancer
    14
    1.19
     
    164
    0.12
    21. Tuberculosis
    12
    1.04
     
    1,335
    0.96
    22. Breast Cancer
    11
    0.99
     
    320
    0.23
    23. Stomach Cancer
    11
    0.98
     
    173
    0.12
    24. Drug Use
    11
    0.97
     
    216
    0.16
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    10
    0.89
     
    1,043
    0.75
    26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9
    0.79
     
    192
    0.14
    27. Cervical Cancer
    8
    0.72
     
    1,785
    1.28
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7
    0.66
     
    6,875
    4.94
    29. Malnutrition
    7
    0.65
     
    3,283
    2.36
    30. Suicide
    7
    0.63
     
    1,376
    0.99
    31. Asthma
    7
    0.60
     
    520
    0.37
    32. Other Neoplasms
    7
    0.58
     
    358
    0.26
    33. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6
    0.51
     
    160
    0.11
    34. Leukemia
    6
    0.49
     
    38
    0.03
    35. Anemia
    5
    0.47
     
    191
    0.14
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    5
    0.46
     
    26
    0.02
    37. Fires
    5
    0.45
     
    1,479
    1.06
    38. Alcohol
    4
    0.38
     
    9
    0.01
    39. Lymphomas
    4
    0.33
     
    296
    0.21
    40. Maternal Conditions
    4
    0.31
     
    3,367
    2.42
    41. Epilepsy
    3
    0.29
     
    854
    0.61
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    3
    0.27
     
    1,620
    1.16
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    3
    0.27
     
    117
    0.08
    44. Uterin Cancer
    3
    0.25
     
    31
    0.02
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.25
     
    115
    0.08
    46. Falls
    2
    0.21
     
    888
    0.64
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.19
     
    908
    0.65
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    2
    0.16
     
    0
    0.00
    49. Poisonings
    2
    0.15
     
    522
    0.37
    50. Bladder Cancer
    2
    0.14
     
    354
    0.25
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belize BELIZE   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    43.82
    7
     
    11.23
    116
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.46
    119
     
    8.00
    160
    3. Cervical Cancer
    8.15
    81
     
    42.18
    5
    4. Lung Cancers
    7.96
    103
     
    0.78
    169
    5. Liver Cancer
    7.29
    57
     
    1.65
    168
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    81
     
    2.41
    155
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.37
    111
     
    2.57
    165
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.16
    91
     
    0.35
    169
    9. Uterin Cancer
    3.15
    40
     
    0.78
    158
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.21
    100
     
    23.18
    1
    11. Leukemia
    2.01
    141
     
    0.39
    171
    12. Lymphomas
    1.62
    163
     
    3.13
    124
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.25
    114
     
    1.98
    57
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.25
    132
     
    5.28
    8
    15. Ovary Cancer
    0.73
    171
     
    1.49
    166
    16. Oral Cancer
    0.00
    172
     
    2.04
    119
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.