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GUINEA-BISSAU VS MALAWI
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Compare Guinea-Bissau 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
     
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Malawi MALAWI
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    32.6
    35.6
    34.1
    169
    166
    167
    		  
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    34.6
    37.6
    36.1
    172
    171
    171
    		  
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    37.1
    40.2
    38.6
    174
    173
    174
    		  
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    40.9
    44.2
    42.5
    179
    177
    178
    		  
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    43.5
    47.0
    45.2
    174
    173
    173
    		  
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    2010
    55.4
    58.0
    56.7
    166
    166
    166
    		  
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2015
    52.5
    55.3
    53.9
    177
    178
    177
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    52.5
    55.3
    177
    178
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    Age 5
    60.6
    62.5
    176
    178
    		  
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    Age 10
    61.6
    63.7
    175
    178
    		  
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    Age 15
    62.1
    64.3
    177
    178
    		  
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    Age 20
    62.9
    65.1
    177
    178
    		  
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    63.8
    66.0
    176
    177
    		  
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    Age 30
    64.8
    67.2
    176
    177
    		  
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    Age 35
    66.0
    68.6
    177
    177
    		  
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    Age 40
    67.5
    70.2
    177
    177
    		  
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    Age 45
    68.8
    71.6
    179
    178
    		  
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    Age 50
    70.9
    72.7
    175
    180
    		  
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    Age 55
    72.7
    73.9
    174
    180
    		  
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    Age 60
    74.4
    75.3
    176
    180
    		  
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    Age 65
    76.3
    77.0
    176
    180
    		  
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    Age 70
    78.5
    79.0
    180
    181
    		  
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    Age 75
    81.2
    81.5
    180
    181
    		  
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    Age 80
    84.4
    84.6
    179
    181
    		  
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    Age 85
    88.1
    88.3
    179
    181
    		  
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    Age 90
    92.2
    92.4
    178
    180
    		  
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    Age 95
    96.8
    96.9
    178
    178
    		  
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    Age 100
    101.5
    101.6
    173
    172
    		  
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    210.98
    8
    		  
    125.65
    32
    2. HIV/AIDS
    169.13
    19
    		  
    343.93
    8
    3. Stroke
    151.76
    21
    		  
    138.49
    33
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    108.36
    65
    		  
    77.56
    110
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    70.43
    14
    		  
    50.43
    33
    6. Malaria
    62.71
    7
    		  
    48.44
    26
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.39
    32
    		  
    26.34
    88
    8. Tuberculosis
    46.45
    24
    		  
    10.64
    69
    9. Meningitis
    44.58
    4
    		  
    10.07
    40
    10. Malnutrition
    39.35
    21
    		  
    32.72
    27
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    34.37
    11
    		  
    22.12
    52
    12. Birth Trauma
    32.06
    3
    		  
    14.48
    46
    13. Liver Disease
    31.15
    24
    		  
    27.52
    34
    14. Low Birth Weight
    28.62
    13
    		  
    15.79
    47
    15. Maternal Conditions
    25.48
    17
    		  
    27.51
    16
    16. Prostate Cancer
    24.04
    41
    		  
    11.23
    116
    17. Cervical Cancer
    23.60
    18
    		  
    42.18
    5
    18. Lung Disease
    23.05
    57
    		  
    18.89
    86
    19. Other Injuries
    22.61
    33
    		  
    16.05
    60
    20. Hypertension
    22.09
    37
    		  
    21.31
    46
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    19.48
    6
    		  
    1.63
    119
    22. Kidney Disease
    18.02
    54
    		  
    14.19
    87
    23. Falls
    16.95
    13
    		  
    10.34
    42
    24. Anemia
    15.74
    8
    		  
    1.95
    55
    25. Breast Cancer
    14.68
    98
    		  
    8.00
    160
    26. Epilepsy
    13.90
    10
    		  
    6.91
    40
    27. Liver Cancer
    13.60
    19
    		  
    1.65
    168
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    12.52
    39
    		  
    14.69
    25
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    12.14
    12
    		  
    9.72
    54
    30. Asthma
    11.43
    31
    		  
    7.43
    70
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.76
    48
    		  
    14.91
    20
    32. Fires
    10.16
    32
    		  
    10.96
    28
    33. Appendicitis
    9.93
    6
    		  
    0.36
    93
    34. Violence
    8.84
    60
    		  
    3.03
    114
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.23
    34
    		  
    11.97
    8
    36. Drownings
    6.24
    47
    		  
    9.23
    22
    37. Skin Disease
    5.57
    29
    		  
    8.43
    14
    38. Other Neoplasms
    4.63
    20
    		  
    4.00
    41
    39. Hepatitis B
    4.56
    13
    		  
    2.89
    35
    40. Suicide
    4.37
    133
    		  
    14.44
    36
    41. Schistosomiasis
    4.04
    21
    		  
    3.74
    22
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    3.69
    20
    		  
    1.98
    80
    43. Stomach Cancer
    3.51
    131
    		  
    2.41
    155
    44. Syphilis
    3.31
    17
    		  
    1.81
    35
    45. Tetanus
    3.11
    8
    		  
    0.47
    52
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.00
    88
    		  
    2.50
    106
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.94
    155
    		  
    2.57
    165
    48. Ovary Cancer
    2.88
    137
    		  
    1.49
    166
    49. Poisonings
    2.77
    51
    		  
    3.65
    39
    50. Measles
    2.67
    25
    		  
    1.35
    42
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,464
    13.30
    		  
    12,958
    9.31
    2. HIV/AIDS
    2,255
    12.17
    		  
    40,819
    29.32
    3. Malaria
    1,580
    8.53
    		  
    9,484
    6.81
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,228
    6.63
    		  
    6,875
    4.94
    5. Stroke
    1,050
    5.67
    		  
    8,570
    6.16
    6. Birth Trauma
    959
    5.17
    		  
    4,605
    3.31
    7. Low Birth Weight
    856
    4.62
    		  
    5,021
    3.61
    8. Coronary Heart Disease
    770
    4.16
    		  
    4,956
    3.56
    9. Meningitis
    691
    3.73
    		  
    1,492
    1.07
    10. Malnutrition
    508
    2.74
    		  
    3,283
    2.36
    11. Tuberculosis
    480
    2.59
    		  
    1,335
    0.96
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    471
    2.54
    		  
    2,637
    1.89
    13. Maternal Conditions
    362
    1.95
    		  
    3,367
    2.42
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    360
    1.94
    		  
    1,718
    1.23
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    336
    1.81
    		  
    2,569
    1.85
    16. Other Injuries
    329
    1.78
    		  
    1,960
    1.41
    17. Liver Disease
    301
    1.62
    		  
    2,092
    1.50
    18. Epilepsy
    216
    1.17
    		  
    854
    0.61
    19. Falls
    205
    1.10
    		  
    888
    0.64
    20. Fires
    192
    1.04
    		  
    1,479
    1.06
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    179
    0.97
    		  
    1,459
    1.05
    22. Kidney Disease
    172
    0.93
    		  
    1,080
    0.78
    23. Anemia
    169
    0.91
    		  
    191
    0.14
    24. Lung Disease
    166
    0.89
    		  
    1,249
    0.90
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    158
    0.85
    		  
    115
    0.08
    26. Hypertension
    153
    0.82
    		  
    1,339
    0.96
    27. Violence
    138
    0.75
    		  
    417
    0.30
    28. Liver Cancer
    121
    0.65
    		  
    164
    0.12
    29. Drownings
    110
    0.59
    		  
    1,397
    1.00
    30. Asthma
    107
    0.58
    		  
    520
    0.37
    31. Appendicitis
    101
    0.54
    		  
    28
    0.02
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    100
    0.54
    		  
    1,043
    0.75
    33. Cervical Cancer
    99
    0.53
    		  
    1,785
    1.28
    34. Tetanus
    94
    0.50
    		  
    146
    0.10
    35. Syphilis
    87
    0.47
    		  
    475
    0.34
    36. Measles
    80
    0.43
    		  
    417
    0.30
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    76
    0.41
    		  
    908
    0.65
    38. Breast Cancer
    70
    0.38
    		  
    320
    0.23
    39. Pertussis
    59
    0.32
    		  
    615
    0.44
    40. Prostate Cancer
    59
    0.32
    		  
    290
    0.21
    41. Skin Disease
    52
    0.28
    		  
    639
    0.46
    42. Suicide
    51
    0.28
    		  
    1,376
    0.99
    43. Poisonings
    50
    0.27
    		  
    522
    0.37
    44. Hepatitis B
    45
    0.24
    		  
    232
    0.17
    45. Other Neoplasms
    41
    0.22
    		  
    358
    0.26
    46. Schistosomiasis
    35
    0.19
    		  
    286
    0.21
    47. Encephalitis
    32
    0.17
    		  
    158
    0.11
    48. Stomach Cancer
    30
    0.16
    		  
    173
    0.12
    49. Lymphomas
    28
    0.15
    		  
    296
    0.21
    50. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    27
    0.15
    		  
    192
    0.14
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    24.04
    41
    		  
    11.23
    116
    2. Cervical Cancer
    23.60
    18
    		  
    42.18
    5
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.68
    98
    		  
    8.00
    160
    4. Liver Cancer
    13.60
    19
    		  
    1.65
    168
    5. Stomach Cancer
    3.51
    131
    		  
    2.41
    155
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.94
    155
    		  
    2.57
    165
    7. Ovary Cancer
    2.88
    137
    		  
    1.49
    166
    8. Lymphomas
    2.45
    138
    		  
    3.13
    124
    9. Oral Cancer
    1.86
    131
    		  
    2.04
    119
    10. Lung Cancers
    1.86
    152
    		  
    0.78
    169
    11. Bladder Cancer
    1.69
    100
    		  
    5.28
    8
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.60
    86
    		  
    1.98
    57
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.33
    120
    		  
    0.78
    158
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1.30
    136
    		  
    0.35
    169
    15. Leukemia
    0.77
    166
    		  
    0.39
    171
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.46
    170
    		  
    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.