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Compare France 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
     
      France FRANCE   Malawi MALAWI
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.0
    73.6
    70.2
    16
    10
    13
     
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    68.4
    75.8
    72.0
    17
    8
    8
     
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    70.2
    78.4
    74.2
    19
    8
    11
     
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    72.8
    80.9
    76.7
    19
    2
    10
     
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    75.3
    82.7
    78.9
    20
    2
    10
     
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    2010
    78.0
    84.6
    81.3
    18
    4
    10
     
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2015
    79.4
    85.4
    82.4
    16
    5
    9
     
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      France FRANCE   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    79.4
    85.4
    16
    5
     
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    Age 5
    79.8
    85.7
    16
    5
     
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    Age 10
    79.8
    85.7
    16
    5
     
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    Age 15
    79.8
    85.8
    16
    5
     
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    Age 20
    80.0
    85.8
    16
    5
     
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    80.1
    85.9
    17
    5
     
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    Age 30
    80.3
    85.9
    16
    5
     
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    Age 35
    80.5
    86.0
    16
    5
     
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    Age 40
    80.8
    86.2
    15
    4
     
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    Age 45
    81.2
    86.4
    15
    4
     
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    Age 50
    81.7
    86.7
    11
    3
     
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    Age 55
    82.4
    87.2
    10
    3
     
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    Age 60
    83.5
    87.7
    7
    3
     
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    Age 65
    84.6
    88.3
    4
    3
     
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    Age 70
    85.8
    89.1
    2
    3
     
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.9
    3
    3
     
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    Age 80
    89.1
    91.1
    5
    3
     
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.9
    14
    12
     
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    Age 90
    94.3
    95.2
    27
    18
     
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.4
    52
    40
     
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    Age 100
    102.0
    102.3
    87
    57
     
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      France FRANCE   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.46
    16
     
    0.78
    169
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    29.97
    171
     
    77.56
    110
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    25.62
    13
     
    2.50
    106
    4. Stroke
    24.63
    168
     
    138.49
    33
    5. Breast Cancer
    23.34
    19
     
    8.00
    160
    6. Prostate Cancer
    18.21
    70
     
    11.23
    116
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.58
    26
     
    2.57
    165
    8. Suicide
    12.84
    44
     
    14.44
    36
    9. Other Injuries
    10.92
    91
     
    16.05
    60
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.01
    148
     
    125.65
    32
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.10
    16
     
    0.35
    169
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.78
    150
     
    26.34
    88
    13. Liver Disease
    8.35
    124
     
    27.52
    34
    14. Lymphomas
    7.61
    19
     
    3.13
    124
    15. Liver Cancer
    7.56
    54
     
    1.65
    168
    16. Hypertension
    7.36
    154
     
    21.31
    46
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    6.66
    76
     
    14.69
    25
    18. Lung Disease
    6.14
    164
     
    18.89
    86
    19. Kidney Disease
    6.10
    142
     
    14.19
    87
    20. Other Neoplasms
    5.84
    14
     
    4.00
    41
    21. Ovary Cancer
    5.83
    44
     
    1.49
    166
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.65
    153
     
    22.12
    52
    23. Leukemia
    5.60
    15
     
    0.39
    171
    24. Oral Cancer
    5.01
    39
     
    2.04
    119
    25. Falls
    4.90
    97
     
    10.34
    42
    26. Bladder Cancer
    4.67
    20
     
    5.28
    8
    27. Stomach Cancer
    4.64
    107
     
    2.41
    155
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.46
    45
     
    23.18
    1
    29. Alcohol
    4.45
    19
     
    0.13
    134
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.18
    130
     
    14.91
    20
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    3.67
    22
     
    1.98
    80
    32. Uterin Cancer
    3.36
    34
     
    0.78
    158
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    3.12
    157
     
    9.72
    54
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.81
    28
     
    1.98
    57
    35. Cervical Cancer
    2.80
    138
     
    42.18
    5
    36. Malnutrition
    2.25
    88
     
    32.72
    27
    37. Epilepsy
    1.87
    89
     
    6.91
    40
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.80
    117
     
    50.43
    33
    39. Drownings
    1.33
    139
     
    9.23
    22
    40. Poisonings
    1.23
    86
     
    3.65
    39
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.21
    128
     
    11.97
    8
    42. Low Birth Weight
    1.20
    166
     
    15.79
    47
    43. Drug Use
    1.08
    87
     
    1.89
    58
    44. Violence
    1.07
    148
     
    3.03
    114
    45. Skin Disease
    1.04
    109
     
    8.43
    14
    46. Depression
    0.95
    1
     
    0.00
    172
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.86
    137
     
    14.48
    46
    48. Asthma
    0.82
    144
     
    7.43
    70
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.75
    156
     
    1.63
    119
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.68
    28
     
    0.16
    119
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      France FRANCE   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    39,931
    9.66
     
    4,956
    3.56
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    39,069
    9.46
     
    160
    0.11
    3. Stroke
    34,411
    8.33
     
    8,570
    6.16
    4. Lung Cancers
    33,449
    8.10
     
    59
    0.04
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21,091
    5.10
     
    192
    0.14
    6. Breast Cancer
    14,438
    3.49
     
    320
    0.23
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14,097
    3.41
     
    12,958
    9.31
    8. Other Injuries
    13,406
    3.24
     
    1,960
    1.41
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    11,974
    2.90
     
    1,718
    1.23
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    10,925
    2.64
     
    26
    0.02
    11. Hypertension
    10,676
    2.58
     
    1,339
    0.96
    12. Prostate Cancer
    10,554
    2.55
     
    290
    0.21
    13. Suicide
    10,093
    2.44
     
    1,376
    0.99
    14. Lymphomas
    9,523
    2.30
     
    296
    0.21
    15. Liver Cancer
    8,912
    2.16
     
    164
    0.12
    16. Kidney Disease
    8,794
    2.13
     
    1,080
    0.78
    17. Lung Disease
    8,479
    2.05
     
    1,249
    0.90
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    8,029
    1.94
     
    1,459
    1.05
    19. Liver Disease
    7,738
    1.87
     
    2,092
    1.50
    20. Other Neoplasms
    7,603
    1.84
     
    358
    0.26
    21. Leukemia
    6,892
    1.67
     
    38
    0.03
    22. Falls
    6,341
    1.53
     
    888
    0.64
    23. Bladder Cancer
    6,071
    1.47
     
    354
    0.25
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    5,554
    1.34
     
    117
    0.08
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,464
    1.32
     
    1,043
    0.75
    26. Stomach Cancer
    5,441
    1.32
     
    173
    0.12
    27. Oral Cancer
    4,851
    1.17
     
    159
    0.11
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,834
    1.17
     
    1,620
    1.16
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3,865
    0.94
     
    74
    0.05
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,788
    0.92
     
    2,637
    1.89
    31. Alcohol
    3,769
    0.91
     
    9
    0.01
    32. Malnutrition
    3,370
    0.82
     
    3,283
    2.36
    33. Skin Cancers
    3,134
    0.76
     
    139
    0.10
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2,480
    0.60
     
    31
    0.02
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,430
    0.59
     
    6,875
    4.94
    36. Epilepsy
    1,859
    0.45
     
    854
    0.61
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    1,763
    0.43
     
    2,569
    1.85
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,645
    0.40
     
    908
    0.65
    39. Skin Disease
    1,536
    0.37
     
    639
    0.46
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1,428
    0.35
     
    1,785
    1.28
    41. Poisonings
    1,251
    0.30
     
    522
    0.37
    42. Depression
    1,137
    0.28
     
    0
    0.00
    43. Drownings
    1,072
    0.26
     
    1,397
    1.00
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    989
    0.24
     
    115
    0.08
    45. Asthma
    970
    0.23
     
    520
    0.37
    46. Anemia
    894
    0.22
     
    191
    0.14
    47. Drug Use
    773
    0.19
     
    216
    0.16
    48. Violence
    753
    0.18
     
    417
    0.30
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    668
    0.16
     
    13
    0.01
    50. Hepatitis C
    607
    0.15
     
    28
    0.02
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      France FRANCE   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.46
    16
     
    0.78
    169
    2. Breast Cancer
    23.34
    19
     
    8.00
    160
    3. Prostate Cancer
    18.21
    70
     
    11.23
    116
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.58
    26
     
    2.57
    165
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.10
    16
     
    0.35
    169
    6. Lymphomas
    7.61
    19
     
    3.13
    124
    7. Liver Cancer
    7.56
    54
     
    1.65
    168
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.83
    44
     
    1.49
    166
    9. Leukemia
    5.60
    15
     
    0.39
    171
    10. Oral Cancer
    5.01
    39
     
    2.04
    119
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.67
    20
     
    5.28
    8
    12. Stomach Cancer
    4.64
    107
     
    2.41
    155
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.46
    45
     
    23.18
    1
    14. Uterin Cancer
    3.36
    34
     
    0.78
    158
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.81
    28
     
    1.98
    57
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.80
    138
     
    42.18
    5
     
     
     
    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.