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GUYANA VS MALAWI
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Compare Guyana 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
     
      Guyana GUYANA   Malawi MALAWI
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    71
    75
    73
    		  
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    57.8
    61.6
    59.7
    83
    85
    84
    		  
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    58.2
    63.7
    60.9
    105
    94
    99
    		  
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    59.1
    65.6
    62.3
    127
    115
    118
    		  
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    59.8
    66.1
    62.9
    129
    121
    123
    		  
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    2010
    63.4
    68.6
    65.9
    128
    126
    129
    		  
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2015
    63.9
    68.5
    66.2
    135
    133
    133
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guyana GUYANA   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    63.9
    68.5
    135
    133
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    Age 5
    66.9
    71.0
    138
    136
    		  
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    Age 10
    67.3
    71.2
    137
    137
    		  
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    Age 15
    67.6
    71.4
    138
    139
    		  
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    Age 20
    68.0
    71.6
    139
    139
    		  
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    68.6
    72.0
    139
    143
    		  
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    Age 30
    69.3
    72.5
    140
    144
    		  
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    Age 35
    70.3
    73.1
    138
    144
    		  
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    Age 40
    71.2
    73.6
    133
    147
    		  
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    Age 45
    72.0
    74.2
    136
    151
    		  
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    Age 50
    73.0
    74.8
    142
    155
    		  
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    Age 55
    74.0
    75.7
    155
    164
    		  
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    Age 60
    75.5
    76.7
    154
    167
    		  
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    Age 65
    77.3
    78.3
    160
    170
    		  
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    Age 70
    79.5
    80.2
    157
    169
    		  
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    Age 75
    82.1
    82.6
    159
    168
    		  
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    Age 80
    85.2
    85.5
    160
    164
    		  
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    Age 85
    88.7
    89.0
    164
    167
    		  
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    Age 90
    92.7
    92.9
    165
    166
    		  
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.1
    157
    168
    		  
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.7
    134
    163
    		  
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guyana GUYANA   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    217.39
    14
    		  
    77.56
    110
    2. Stroke
    186.87
    4
    		  
    138.49
    33
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    128.59
    3
    		  
    26.34
    88
    4. Prostate Cancer
    108.33
    1
    		  
    11.23
    116
    5. Hypertension
    56.26
    3
    		  
    21.31
    46
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    43.77
    72
    		  
    125.65
    32
    7. Suicide
    43.22
    1
    		  
    14.44
    36
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    39.80
    4
    		  
    22.12
    52
    9. Liver Disease
    38.89
    12
    		  
    27.52
    34
    10. Tuberculosis
    26.78
    44
    		  
    10.64
    69
    11. Cervical Cancer
    26.51
    15
    		  
    42.18
    5
    12. Violence
    25.73
    17
    		  
    3.03
    114
    13. Breast Cancer
    24.46
    14
    		  
    8.00
    160
    14. Kidney Disease
    21.95
    21
    		  
    14.19
    87
    15. Other Injuries
    16.07
    59
    		  
    16.05
    60
    16. Malaria
    15.59
    39
    		  
    48.44
    26
    17. HIV/AIDS
    12.90
    66
    		  
    343.93
    8
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.50
    33
    		  
    14.91
    20
    19. Anemia
    11.83
    16
    		  
    1.95
    55
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    11.16
    46
    		  
    14.69
    25
    21. Low Birth Weight
    10.81
    67
    		  
    15.79
    47
    22. Drownings
    10.23
    16
    		  
    9.23
    22
    23. Lung Disease
    9.96
    149
    		  
    18.89
    86
    24. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9.62
    66
    		  
    50.43
    33
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.30
    71
    		  
    2.57
    165
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    8.48
    91
    		  
    9.72
    54
    27. Uterin Cancer
    8.29
    2
    		  
    0.78
    158
    28. Falls
    7.76
    57
    		  
    10.34
    42
    29. Liver Cancer
    7.21
    58
    		  
    1.65
    168
    30. Ovary Cancer
    6.85
    25
    		  
    1.49
    166
    31. Birth Trauma
    6.72
    69
    		  
    14.48
    46
    32. Alcohol
    5.95
    12
    		  
    0.13
    134
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.87
    43
    		  
    1.63
    119
    34. Stomach Cancer
    5.55
    92
    		  
    2.41
    155
    35. Maternal Conditions
    5.50
    50
    		  
    27.51
    16
    36. Epilepsy
    5.00
    51
    		  
    6.91
    40
    37. Lung Cancers
    4.94
    130
    		  
    0.78
    169
    38. Lymphomas
    4.31
    94
    		  
    3.13
    124
    39. Malnutrition
    4.30
    69
    		  
    32.72
    27
    40. Fires
    4.20
    64
    		  
    10.96
    28
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.07
    86
    		  
    11.97
    8
    42. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.02
    62
    		  
    2.50
    106
    43. Asthma
    4.02
    89
    		  
    7.43
    70
    44. Meningitis
    3.92
    65
    		  
    10.07
    40
    45. Other Neoplasms
    3.66
    50
    		  
    4.00
    41
    46. Pancreas Cancer
    3.50
    86
    		  
    0.35
    169
    47. Drug Use
    3.47
    26
    		  
    1.89
    58
    48. Oral Cancer
    3.07
    81
    		  
    2.04
    119
    49. Leukemia
    2.94
    116
    		  
    0.39
    171
    50. Dengue
    2.80
    3
    		  
    0.13
    91
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Guyana GUYANA   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    888
    15.71
    		  
    4,956
    3.56
    2. Stroke
    751
    13.29
    		  
    8,570
    6.16
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    552
    9.76
    		  
    1,718
    1.23
    4. Suicide
    277
    4.90
    		  
    1,376
    0.99
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    275
    4.86
    		  
    2,637
    1.89
    6. Hypertension
    227
    4.03
    		  
    1,339
    0.96
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    204
    3.60
    		  
    12,958
    9.31
    8. Liver Disease
    202
    3.57
    		  
    2,092
    1.50
    9. Violence
    183
    3.24
    		  
    417
    0.30
    10. Malaria
    123
    2.17
    		  
    9,484
    6.81
    11. Tuberculosis
    117
    2.07
    		  
    1,335
    0.96
    12. Low Birth Weight
    111
    1.97
    		  
    5,021
    3.61
    13. Kidney Disease
    107
    1.90
    		  
    1,080
    0.78
    14. Prostate Cancer
    102
    1.81
    		  
    290
    0.21
    15. Other Injuries
    101
    1.79
    		  
    1,960
    1.41
    16. HIV/AIDS
    95
    1.68
    		  
    40,819
    29.32
    17. Drownings
    75
    1.32
    		  
    1,397
    1.00
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    73
    1.30
    		  
    2,569
    1.85
    19. Cervical Cancer
    71
    1.26
    		  
    1,785
    1.28
    20. Birth Trauma
    69
    1.22
    		  
    4,605
    3.31
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    68
    1.21
    		  
    1,459
    1.05
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    67
    1.18
    		  
    1,043
    0.75
    23. Anemia
    67
    1.18
    		  
    191
    0.14
    24. Breast Cancer
    65
    1.15
    		  
    320
    0.23
    25. Diarrhoeal diseases
    64
    1.13
    		  
    6,875
    4.94
    26. Maternal Conditions
    41
    0.72
    		  
    3,367
    2.42
    27. Lung Disease
    38
    0.68
    		  
    1,249
    0.90
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    38
    0.67
    		  
    192
    0.14
    29. Falls
    37
    0.65
    		  
    888
    0.64
    30. Alcohol
    35
    0.62
    		  
    9
    0.01
    31. Epilepsy
    33
    0.58
    		  
    854
    0.61
    32. Liver Cancer
    32
    0.57
    		  
    164
    0.12
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    28
    0.50
    		  
    115
    0.08
    34. Meningitis
    27
    0.48
    		  
    1,492
    1.07
    35. Malnutrition
    26
    0.46
    		  
    3,283
    2.36
    36. Lymphomas
    25
    0.45
    		  
    296
    0.21
    37. Stomach Cancer
    23
    0.41
    		  
    173
    0.12
    38. Fires
    23
    0.41
    		  
    1,479
    1.06
    39. Lung Cancers
    22
    0.38
    		  
    59
    0.04
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    21
    0.37
    		  
    908
    0.65
    41. Drug Use
    20
    0.36
    		  
    216
    0.16
    42. Dengue
    20
    0.36
    		  
    17
    0.01
    43. Asthma
    20
    0.36
    		  
    520
    0.37
    44. Other Neoplasms
    20
    0.35
    		  
    358
    0.26
    45. Uterin Cancer
    19
    0.34
    		  
    31
    0.02
    46. Ovary Cancer
    19
    0.34
    		  
    74
    0.05
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    16
    0.28
    		  
    26
    0.02
    48. Leukemia
    15
    0.26
    		  
    38
    0.03
    49. Alzheimers/Dementia
    14
    0.25
    		  
    160
    0.11
    50. Oral Cancer
    14
    0.24
    		  
    159
    0.11
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guyana GUYANA   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    108.33
    1
    		  
    11.23
    116
    2. Cervical Cancer
    26.51
    15
    		  
    42.18
    5
    3. Breast Cancer
    24.46
    14
    		  
    8.00
    160
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.30
    71
    		  
    2.57
    165
    5. Uterin Cancer
    8.29
    2
    		  
    0.78
    158
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.21
    58
    		  
    1.65
    168
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.85
    25
    		  
    1.49
    166
    8. Stomach Cancer
    5.55
    92
    		  
    2.41
    155
    9. Lung Cancers
    4.94
    130
    		  
    0.78
    169
    10. Lymphomas
    4.31
    94
    		  
    3.13
    124
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.50
    86
    		  
    0.35
    169
    12. Oral Cancer
    3.07
    81
    		  
    2.04
    119
    13. Leukemia
    2.94
    116
    		  
    0.39
    171
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.55
    86
    		  
    23.18
    1
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.89
    66
    		  
    1.98
    57
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.80
    154
    		  
    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.