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Compare Germany 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
     
      Germany GERMANY   Malawi MALAWI
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.9
    72.3
    69.5
    19
    21
    18
     
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    67.4
    73.7
    70.5
    23
    23
    23
     
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    69.4
    76.1
    72.6
    27
    20
    26
     
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    72.0
    78.6
    75.2
    25
    19
    22
     
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    75.0
    81.0
    77.9
    23
    14
    19
     
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    2010
    77.5
    82.6
    80.1
    21
    22
    22
     
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2015
    78.7
    83.4
    81.0
    21
    25
    24
     
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Germany GERMANY   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.7
    83.4
    21
    25
     
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    Age 5
    79.0
    83.6
    21
    26
     
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    Age 10
    79.0
    83.7
    21
    26
     
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    Age 15
    79.1
    83.7
    21
    26
     
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    Age 20
    79.2
    83.7
    21
    26
     
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    79.3
    83.8
    22
    26
     
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    Age 30
    79.4
    83.9
    22
    26
     
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    Age 35
    79.6
    83.9
    23
    26
     
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    Age 40
    79.8
    84.0
    23
    26
     
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    Age 45
    80.0
    84.2
    27
    26
     
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    Age 50
    80.4
    84.5
    27
    27
     
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    Age 55
    81.0
    84.8
    28
    28
     
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    Age 60
    81.9
    85.4
    29
    28
     
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    Age 65
    83.1
    86.1
    29
    28
     
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    Age 70
    84.3
    86.9
    29
    29
     
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    Age 75
    86.0
    88.0
    30
    32
     
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.4
    39
    42
     
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.5
    48
    54
     
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.4
    66
    67
     
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.0
    72
    74
     
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    Age 100
    102.0
    102.1
    84
    86
     
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Germany GERMANY   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    62.93
    133
     
    77.56
    110
    2. Lung Cancers
    27.78
    30
     
    0.78
    169
    3. Stroke
    27.32
    163
     
    138.49
    33
    4. Breast Cancer
    21.84
    32
     
    8.00
    160
    5. Prostate Cancer
    15.98
    93
     
    11.23
    116
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.17
    41
     
    2.57
    165
    7. Hypertension
    15.05
    104
     
    21.31
    46
    8. Lung Disease
    14.98
    117
     
    18.89
    86
    9. Alzheimers/Dementia
    13.39
    25
     
    2.50
    106
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.43
    138
     
    26.34
    88
    11. Liver Disease
    10.72
    110
     
    27.52
    34
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.86
    149
     
    125.65
    32
    13. Suicide
    9.59
    74
     
    14.44
    36
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    9.24
    14
     
    0.35
    169
    15. Kidney Disease
    7.53
    128
     
    14.19
    87
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.43
    31
     
    1.49
    166
    17. Lymphomas
    6.30
    46
     
    3.13
    124
    18. Stomach Cancer
    6.13
    74
     
    2.41
    155
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    5.18
    96
     
    14.69
    25
    20. Falls
    5.17
    92
     
    10.34
    42
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.91
    122
     
    14.91
    20
    22. Leukemia
    4.66
    44
     
    0.39
    171
    23. Alcohol
    4.59
    15
     
    0.13
    134
    24. Liver Cancer
    4.49
    105
     
    1.65
    168
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    59
     
    2.04
    119
    26. Other Injuries
    3.95
    162
     
    16.05
    60
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.94
    160
     
    22.12
    52
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.68
    66
     
    23.18
    1
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    3.38
    154
     
    9.72
    54
    30. Other Neoplasms
    3.36
    61
     
    4.00
    41
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    3.32
    28
     
    1.98
    80
    32. Bladder Cancer
    3.12
    55
     
    5.28
    8
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.72
    142
     
    42.18
    5
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.49
    34
     
    1.98
    57
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.39
    105
     
    50.43
    33
    36. Uterin Cancer
    2.36
    68
     
    0.78
    158
    37. Low Birth Weight
    2.19
    147
     
    15.79
    47
    38. Epilepsy
    1.80
    92
     
    6.91
    40
    39. Drug Use
    1.34
    76
     
    1.89
    58
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.31
    133
     
    1.63
    119
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.09
    132
     
    11.97
    8
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.90
    16
     
    0.16
    119
    43. Violence
    0.70
    160
     
    3.03
    114
    44. Asthma
    0.67
    156
     
    7.43
    70
    45. Skin Disease
    0.66
    126
     
    8.43
    14
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.51
    157
     
    14.48
    46
    47. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    42
     
    0.37
    65
    48. HIV/AIDS
    0.48
    127
     
    343.93
    8
    49. Drownings
    0.39
    170
     
    9.23
    22
    50. Anemia
    0.36
    110
     
    1.95
    55
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Germany GERMANY   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    132,851
    20.09
     
    4,956
    3.56
    2. Stroke
    59,883
    9.06
     
    8,570
    6.16
    3. Lung Cancers
    45,785
    6.92
     
    59
    0.04
    4. Hypertension
    34,769
    5.26
     
    1,339
    0.96
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    32,074
    4.85
     
    160
    0.11
    6. Lung Disease
    30,591
    4.63
     
    1,249
    0.90
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    28,606
    4.33
     
    192
    0.14
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    24,194
    3.66
     
    1,718
    1.23
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21,138
    3.20
     
    12,958
    9.31
    10. Breast Cancer
    19,577
    2.96
     
    320
    0.23
    11. Kidney Disease
    17,106
    2.59
     
    1,080
    0.78
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    16,832
    2.55
     
    26
    0.02
    13. Prostate Cancer
    14,846
    2.25
     
    290
    0.21
    14. Liver Disease
    14,480
    2.19
     
    2,092
    1.50
    15. Lymphomas
    11,889
    1.80
     
    296
    0.21
    16. Stomach Cancer
    10,959
    1.66
     
    173
    0.12
    17. Suicide
    10,744
    1.63
     
    1,376
    0.99
    18. Falls
    10,600
    1.60
     
    888
    0.64
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    8,823
    1.33
     
    1,459
    1.05
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,798
    1.33
     
    1,043
    0.75
    21. Leukemia
    8,392
    1.27
     
    38
    0.03
    22. Liver Cancer
    8,004
    1.21
     
    164
    0.12
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    7,855
    1.19
     
    117
    0.08
    24. Other Neoplasms
    6,910
    1.05
     
    358
    0.26
    25. Bladder Cancer
    6,362
    0.96
     
    354
    0.25
    26. Other Injuries
    6,260
    0.95
     
    1,960
    1.41
    27. Oral Cancer
    6,063
    0.92
     
    159
    0.11
    28. Ovary Cancer
    5,901
    0.89
     
    74
    0.05
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    5,790
    0.88
     
    1,620
    1.16
    30. Alcohol
    5,376
    0.81
     
    9
    0.01
    31. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,347
    0.81
     
    6,875
    4.94
    32. Skin Cancers
    4,124
    0.62
     
    139
    0.10
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,654
    0.55
     
    2,637
    1.89
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,703
    0.41
     
    115
    0.08
    35. Epilepsy
    2,558
    0.39
     
    854
    0.61
    36. Uterin Cancer
    2,501
    0.38
     
    31
    0.02
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,443
    0.37
     
    908
    0.65
    38. Cervical Cancer
    1,967
    0.30
     
    1,785
    1.28
    39. Congenital Anomalies
    1,888
    0.29
     
    2,569
    1.85
    40. Skin Disease
    1,397
    0.21
     
    639
    0.46
    41. Drug Use
    1,263
    0.19
     
    216
    0.16
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,224
    0.19
     
    13
    0.01
    43. Asthma
    1,129
    0.17
     
    520
    0.37
    44. Low Birth Weight
    854
    0.13
     
    5,021
    3.61
    45. Anemia
    832
    0.13
     
    191
    0.14
    46. Hepatitis C
    741
    0.11
     
    28
    0.02
    47. Violence
    650
    0.10
     
    417
    0.30
    48. HIV/AIDS
    490
    0.07
     
    40,819
    29.32
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    437
    0.07
     
    379
    0.27
    50. Fires
    422
    0.06
     
    1,479
    1.06
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Germany GERMANY   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.78
    30
     
    0.78
    169
    2. Breast Cancer
    21.84
    32
     
    8.00
    160
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.98
    93
     
    11.23
    116
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.17
    41
     
    2.57
    165
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.24
    14
     
    0.35
    169
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.43
    31
     
    1.49
    166
    7. Lymphomas
    6.30
    46
     
    3.13
    124
    8. Stomach Cancer
    6.13
    74
     
    2.41
    155
    9. Leukemia
    4.66
    44
     
    0.39
    171
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.49
    105
     
    1.65
    168
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    59
     
    2.04
    119
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.68
    66
     
    23.18
    1
    13. Bladder Cancer
    3.12
    55
     
    5.28
    8
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.72
    142
     
    42.18
    5
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.49
    34
     
    1.98
    57
    16. Uterin Cancer
    2.36
    68
     
    0.78
    158
     
     
     
    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.