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GUATEMALA VS MALAWI
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Compare Guatemala 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
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Malawi MALAWI
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    45.2
    46.6
    45.9
    110
    117
    116
    		  
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    51.0
    53.8
    52.4
    111
    114
    113
    		  
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    55.4
    59.5
    57.4
    120
    118
    117
    		  
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    59.6
    65.5
    62.5
    122
    117
    117
    		  
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    64.4
    71.5
    67.9
    108
    102
    104
    		  
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    2010
    67.3
    74.0
    70.7
    104
    100
    100
    		  
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2015
    68.5
    75.2
    71.9
    102
    101
    101
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    68.5
    75.2
    102
    101
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    Age 5
    70.8
    77.2
    100
    93
    		  
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    Age 10
    71.0
    77.4
    100
    90
    		  
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    Age 15
    71.2
    77.6
    100
    90
    		  
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    Age 20
    71.7
    77.8
    98
    90
    		  
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    72.4
    78.1
    96
    90
    		  
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    Age 30
    73.2
    78.4
    90
    87
    		  
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    Age 35
    74.0
    78.7
    87
    85
    		  
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    Age 40
    75.0
    79.0
    81
    83
    		  
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    Age 45
    76.0
    79.5
    73
    84
    		  
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    Age 50
    77.2
    80.1
    66
    80
    		  
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    Age 55
    78.5
    81.0
    57
    75
    		  
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    Age 60
    80.0
    82.1
    52
    72
    		  
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    Age 65
    81.6
    83.4
    46
    65
    		  
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    Age 70
    83.3
    84.9
    46
    60
    		  
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    Age 75
    85.3
    86.7
    51
    56
    		  
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    Age 80
    87.6
    88.7
    57
    58
    		  
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.5
    52
    53
    		  
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    Age 90
    94.2
    94.9
    34
    31
    		  
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    Age 95
    98.3
    98.8
    26
    17
    		  
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    Age 100
    102.7
    103.0
    16
    12
    		  
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    86.23
    50
    		  
    125.65
    32
    2. Violence
    70.66
    2
    		  
    3.03
    114
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    66.50
    127
    		  
    77.56
    110
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    41.57
    45
    		  
    26.34
    88
    5. Stroke
    34.16
    151
    		  
    138.49
    33
    6. Liver Disease
    31.86
    22
    		  
    27.52
    34
    7. HIV/AIDS
    28.82
    46
    		  
    343.93
    8
    8. Stomach Cancer
    23.56
    2
    		  
    2.41
    155
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    23.36
    53
    		  
    50.43
    33
    10. Kidney Disease
    19.95
    39
    		  
    14.19
    87
    11. Malnutrition
    19.77
    39
    		  
    32.72
    27
    12. Prostate Cancer
    17.38
    79
    		  
    11.23
    116
    13. Liver Cancer
    16.11
    14
    		  
    1.65
    168
    14. Lung Disease
    15.12
    115
    		  
    18.89
    86
    15. Other Injuries
    13.77
    73
    		  
    16.05
    60
    16. Cervical Cancer
    12.50
    60
    		  
    42.18
    5
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    9.45
    133
    		  
    22.12
    52
    18. Anemia
    8.79
    22
    		  
    1.95
    55
    19. Suicide
    8.68
    85
    		  
    14.44
    36
    20. Birth Trauma
    8.43
    62
    		  
    14.48
    46
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    8.39
    93
    		  
    9.72
    54
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.28
    30
    		  
    1.63
    119
    23. Low Birth Weight
    7.48
    90
    		  
    15.79
    47
    24. Hypertension
    6.88
    156
    		  
    21.31
    46
    25. Uterin Cancer
    6.59
    6
    		  
    0.78
    158
    26. Lung Cancers
    6.37
    120
    		  
    0.78
    169
    27. Maternal Conditions
    5.23
    51
    		  
    27.51
    16
    28. Breast Cancer
    5.02
    169
    		  
    8.00
    160
    29. Leukemia
    4.56
    48
    		  
    0.39
    171
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    4.23
    108
    		  
    14.69
    25
    31. Drownings
    3.98
    82
    		  
    9.23
    22
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.56
    138
    		  
    14.91
    20
    33. Asthma
    3.32
    97
    		  
    7.43
    70
    34. Alcohol
    3.30
    34
    		  
    0.13
    134
    35. Tuberculosis
    3.30
    97
    		  
    10.64
    69
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.30
    151
    		  
    2.57
    165
    37. Epilepsy
    3.14
    63
    		  
    6.91
    40
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    99
    		  
    0.35
    169
    39. Meningitis
    2.40
    78
    		  
    10.07
    40
    40. Fires
    2.32
    87
    		  
    10.96
    28
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.01
    115
    		  
    11.97
    8
    42. Ovary Cancer
    1.88
    158
    		  
    1.49
    166
    43. Skin Disease
    1.83
    86
    		  
    8.43
    14
    44. Oral Cancer
    1.81
    132
    		  
    2.04
    119
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.61
    114
    		  
    23.18
    1
    46. Lymphomas
    1.57
    165
    		  
    3.13
    124
    47. Skin Cancers
    1.45
    98
    		  
    1.98
    57
    48. Falls
    1.44
    161
    		  
    10.34
    42
    49. Poisonings
    1.38
    79
    		  
    3.65
    39
    50. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.31
    139
    		  
    2.50
    106
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,559
    13.30
    		  
    12,958
    9.31
    2. Violence
    9,166
    12.75
    		  
    417
    0.30
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,819
    8.09
    		  
    4,956
    3.56
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,659
    5.09
    		  
    1,718
    1.23
    5. HIV/AIDS
    3,313
    4.61
    		  
    40,819
    29.32
    6. Stroke
    2,982
    4.15
    		  
    8,570
    6.16
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,979
    4.14
    		  
    6,875
    4.94
    8. Liver Disease
    2,940
    4.09
    		  
    2,092
    1.50
    9. Malnutrition
    2,203
    3.06
    		  
    3,283
    2.36
    10. Birth Trauma
    2,115
    2.94
    		  
    4,605
    3.31
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2,080
    2.89
    		  
    173
    0.12
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    1,947
    2.71
    		  
    2,569
    1.85
    13. Other Injuries
    1,922
    2.67
    		  
    1,960
    1.41
    14. Low Birth Weight
    1,876
    2.61
    		  
    5,021
    3.61
    15. Kidney Disease
    1,824
    2.54
    		  
    1,080
    0.78
    16. Liver Cancer
    1,442
    2.01
    		  
    164
    0.12
    17. Lung Disease
    1,316
    1.83
    		  
    1,249
    0.90
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,191
    1.66
    		  
    2,637
    1.89
    19. Suicide
    1,101
    1.53
    		  
    1,376
    0.99
    20. Anemia
    862
    1.20
    		  
    191
    0.14
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    731
    1.02
    		  
    115
    0.08
    22. Prostate Cancer
    684
    0.95
    		  
    290
    0.21
    23. Maternal Conditions
    663
    0.92
    		  
    3,367
    2.42
    24. Cervical Cancer
    645
    0.90
    		  
    1,785
    1.28
    25. Drownings
    596
    0.83
    		  
    1,397
    1.00
    26. Hypertension
    596
    0.83
    		  
    1,339
    0.96
    27. Leukemia
    566
    0.79
    		  
    38
    0.03
    28. Lung Cancers
    565
    0.79
    		  
    59
    0.04
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    471
    0.66
    		  
    1,459
    1.05
    30. Epilepsy
    409
    0.57
    		  
    854
    0.61
    31. Meningitis
    381
    0.53
    		  
    1,492
    1.07
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    368
    0.51
    		  
    1,043
    0.75
    33. Fires
    332
    0.46
    		  
    1,479
    1.06
    34. Asthma
    322
    0.45
    		  
    520
    0.37
    35. Alcohol
    318
    0.44
    		  
    9
    0.01
    36. Tuberculosis
    303
    0.42
    		  
    1,335
    0.96
    37. Uterin Cancer
    300
    0.42
    		  
    31
    0.02
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    293
    0.41
    		  
    192
    0.14
    39. Breast Cancer
    248
    0.34
    		  
    320
    0.23
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    231
    0.32
    		  
    26
    0.02
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    191
    0.27
    		  
    908
    0.65
    42. Poisonings
    177
    0.25
    		  
    522
    0.37
    43. Skin Disease
    173
    0.24
    		  
    639
    0.46
    44. Oral Cancer
    162
    0.23
    		  
    159
    0.11
    45. Falls
    153
    0.21
    		  
    888
    0.64
    46. Lymphomas
    150
    0.21
    		  
    296
    0.21
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    140
    0.19
    		  
    1,620
    1.16
    48. Syphilis
    130
    0.18
    		  
    475
    0.34
    49. Appendicitis
    130
    0.18
    		  
    28
    0.02
    50. Skin Cancers
    128
    0.18
    		  
    139
    0.10
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    23.56
    2
    		  
    2.41
    155
    2. Prostate Cancer
    17.38
    79
    		  
    11.23
    116
    3. Liver Cancer
    16.11
    14
    		  
    1.65
    168
    4. Cervical Cancer
    12.50
    60
    		  
    42.18
    5
    5. Uterin Cancer
    6.59
    6
    		  
    0.78
    158
    6. Lung Cancers
    6.37
    120
    		  
    0.78
    169
    7. Breast Cancer
    5.02
    169
    		  
    8.00
    160
    8. Leukemia
    4.56
    48
    		  
    0.39
    171
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.30
    151
    		  
    2.57
    165
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    99
    		  
    0.35
    169
    11. Ovary Cancer
    1.88
    158
    		  
    1.49
    166
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.81
    132
    		  
    2.04
    119
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.61
    114
    		  
    23.18
    1
    14. Lymphomas
    1.57
    165
    		  
    3.13
    124
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.45
    98
    		  
    1.98
    57
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.45
    171
    		  
    5.28
    8
     
     
     
    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.