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Compare Greece 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
     
      Greece GREECE   Malawi MALAWI
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.3
    70.5
    68.9
    15
    32
    24
     
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    70.1
    73.6
    71.8
    5
    24
    12
     
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    72.3
    76.5
    74.4
    7
    17
    9
     
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    74.5
    79.5
    76.9
    5
    11
    6
     
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    75.5
    80.6
    78.0
    17
    20
    18
     
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    2010
    77.7
    82.9
    80.3
    19
    17
    19
     
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2015
    78.3
    83.6
    81.0
    25
    20
    25
     
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Greece GREECE   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.6
    25
    20
     
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    Age 5
    78.7
    84.0
    24
    18
     
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    Age 10
    78.7
    84.0
    24
    18
     
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    Age 15
    78.8
    84.1
    24
    18
     
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    Age 20
    78.9
    84.1
    24
    18
     
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    79.1
    84.2
    24
    19
     
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    Age 30
    79.3
    84.3
    23
    19
     
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    Age 35
    79.5
    84.4
    24
    19
     
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    Age 40
    79.8
    84.5
    24
    19
     
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    Age 45
    80.1
    84.6
    24
    20
     
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    Age 50
    80.5
    84.9
    25
    19
     
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    Age 55
    81.2
    85.2
    25
    18
     
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.7
    25
    20
     
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    Age 65
    83.2
    86.2
    25
    23
     
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    Age 70
    84.5
    86.9
    27
    26
     
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    Age 75
    86.0
    87.9
    32
    34
     
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.4
    46
    43
     
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.8
    47
    39
     
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    Age 90
    94.1
    94.6
    47
    47
     
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.2
    42
    51
     
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.5
    36
    36
     
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Greece GREECE   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.82
    76
     
    77.56
    110
    2. Stroke
    74.75
    101
     
    138.49
    33
    3. Lung Cancers
    29.71
    24
     
    0.78
    169
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.48
    118
     
    125.65
    32
    5. Breast Cancer
    17.61
    75
     
    8.00
    160
    6. Lung Disease
    16.58
    104
     
    18.89
    86
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.62
    101
     
    11.23
    116
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.27
    117
     
    22.12
    52
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.91
    68
     
    2.57
    165
    10. Kidney Disease
    8.90
    123
     
    14.19
    87
    11. Liver Disease
    7.66
    132
     
    27.52
    34
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.10
    43
     
    0.35
    169
    13. Hypertension
    6.93
    155
     
    21.31
    46
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.20
    161
     
    26.34
    88
    15. Leukemia
    5.82
    12
     
    0.39
    171
    16. Liver Cancer
    5.74
    81
     
    1.65
    168
    17. Stomach Cancer
    5.60
    88
     
    2.41
    155
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.11
    64
     
    1.49
    166
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    4.62
    134
     
    9.72
    54
    20. Bladder Cancer
    4.23
    29
     
    5.28
    8
    21. Suicide
    3.86
    141
     
    14.44
    36
    22. Lymphomas
    3.62
    119
     
    3.13
    124
    23. Falls
    3.27
    121
     
    10.34
    42
    24. Low Birth Weight
    2.78
    141
     
    15.79
    47
    25. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.74
    96
     
    2.50
    106
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.72
    157
     
    14.91
    20
    27. Drownings
    2.70
    100
     
    9.23
    22
    28. Alcohol
    2.42
    48
     
    0.13
    134
    29. Cervical Cancer
    2.15
    150
     
    42.18
    5
    30. Other Injuries
    2.14
    170
     
    16.05
    60
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.07
    83
     
    0.78
    158
    32. Drug Use
    2.02
    55
     
    1.89
    58
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.81
    112
     
    1.63
    119
    34. Skin Cancers
    1.72
    77
     
    1.98
    57
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    1.54
    99
     
    1.98
    80
    36. HIV/AIDS
    1.51
    111
     
    343.93
    8
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.50
    151
     
    2.04
    119
    38. Violence
    1.45
    139
     
    3.03
    114
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    1.25
    166
     
    14.69
    25
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.96
    138
     
    11.97
    8
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    145
     
    23.18
    1
    42. Fires
    0.91
    125
     
    10.96
    28
    43. Epilepsy
    0.63
    163
     
    6.91
    40
    44. Poisonings
    0.62
    128
     
    3.65
    39
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.50
    159
     
    14.48
    46
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.50
    34
     
    0.16
    119
    47. Meningitis
    0.44
    135
     
    10.07
    40
    48. Hepatitis B
    0.42
    91
     
    2.89
    35
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.39
    147
     
    10.64
    69
    50. Asthma
    0.29
    171
     
    7.43
    70
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Greece GREECE   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    24,738
    26.17
     
    4,956
    3.56
    2. Stroke
    20,662
    21.86
     
    8,570
    6.16
    3. Lung Cancers
    6,434
    6.81
     
    59
    0.04
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,376
    5.69
     
    12,958
    9.31
    5. Lung Disease
    4,546
    4.81
     
    1,249
    0.90
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,526
    2.67
     
    192
    0.14
    7. Kidney Disease
    2,454
    2.60
     
    1,080
    0.78
    8. Breast Cancer
    2,138
    2.26
     
    320
    0.23
    9. Hypertension
    1,927
    2.04
     
    1,339
    0.96
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,822
    1.93
     
    290
    0.21
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    1,630
    1.72
     
    26
    0.02
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,595
    1.69
     
    1,718
    1.23
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,528
    1.62
     
    2,637
    1.89
    14. Leukemia
    1,470
    1.56
     
    38
    0.03
    15. Liver Disease
    1,426
    1.51
     
    2,092
    1.50
    16. Liver Cancer
    1,398
    1.48
     
    164
    0.12
    17. Stomach Cancer
    1,323
    1.40
     
    173
    0.12
    18. Bladder Cancer
    1,117
    1.18
     
    354
    0.25
    19. Lymphomas
    837
    0.89
     
    296
    0.21
    20. Alzheimers/Dementia
    814
    0.86
     
    160
    0.11
    21. Falls
    786
    0.83
     
    888
    0.64
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    653
    0.69
     
    1,043
    0.75
    23. Ovary Cancer
    578
    0.61
     
    74
    0.05
    24. Suicide
    548
    0.58
     
    1,376
    0.99
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    459
    0.49
     
    115
    0.08
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    448
    0.47
     
    117
    0.08
    27. Other Injuries
    401
    0.42
     
    1,960
    1.41
    28. Drownings
    381
    0.40
     
    1,397
    1.00
    29. Skin Cancers
    377
    0.40
     
    139
    0.10
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    377
    0.40
     
    2,569
    1.85
    31. Alcohol
    362
    0.38
     
    9
    0.01
    32. Oral Cancer
    302
    0.32
     
    159
    0.11
    33. Uterin Cancer
    277
    0.29
     
    31
    0.02
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    264
    0.28
     
    908
    0.65
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    258
    0.27
     
    1,459
    1.05
    36. Drug Use
    238
    0.25
     
    216
    0.16
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    209
    0.22
     
    1,620
    1.16
    38. Cervical Cancer
    208
    0.22
     
    1,785
    1.28
    39. HIV/AIDS
    185
    0.20
     
    40,819
    29.32
    40. Violence
    180
    0.19
     
    417
    0.30
    41. Low Birth Weight
    177
    0.19
     
    5,021
    3.61
    42. Fires
    175
    0.19
     
    1,479
    1.06
    43. Epilepsy
    107
    0.11
     
    854
    0.61
    44. Poisonings
    89
    0.09
     
    522
    0.37
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    83
    0.09
     
    13
    0.01
    46. Meningitis
    79
    0.08
     
    1,492
    1.07
    47. Hepatitis B
    79
    0.08
     
    232
    0.17
    48. Tuberculosis
    76
    0.08
     
    1,335
    0.96
    49. Skin Disease
    68
    0.07
     
    639
    0.46
    50. Asthma
    65
    0.07
     
    520
    0.37
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Greece GREECE   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    29.71
    24
     
    0.78
    169
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.61
    75
     
    8.00
    160
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.62
    101
     
    11.23
    116
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.91
    68
     
    2.57
    165
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.10
    43
     
    0.35
    169
    6. Leukemia
    5.82
    12
     
    0.39
    171
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.74
    81
     
    1.65
    168
    8. Stomach Cancer
    5.60
    88
     
    2.41
    155
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.11
    64
     
    1.49
    166
    10. Bladder Cancer
    4.23
    29
     
    5.28
    8
    11. Lymphomas
    3.62
    119
     
    3.13
    124
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.15
    150
     
    42.18
    5
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.07
    83
     
    0.78
    158
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.72
    77
     
    1.98
    57
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.50
    151
     
    2.04
    119
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    145
     
    23.18
    1
     
     
     
    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.