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ICELAND VS MALAWI
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Compare Iceland 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
     
      Iceland ICELAND   Malawi MALAWI
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    11
    22
    14
    		  
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    		  
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    		  
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2015
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iceland ICELAND   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    Age 5
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    		  
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    Age 10
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    		  
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    Age 15
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    		  
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    Age 20
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    		  
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    		  
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    Age 30
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    		  
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    Age 35
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    		  
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    Age 40
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    		  
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    Age 45
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    		  
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    Age 50
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    		  
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    Age 55
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    		  
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    		  
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    		  
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    Age 70
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    		  
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    		  
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    Age 80
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    		  
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    		  
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    Age 90
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    		  
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    		  
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    Age 100
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
    		  
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iceland ICELAND   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    61.92
    136
    		  
    77.56
    110
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    34.08
    4
    		  
    2.50
    106
    3. Lung Cancers
    29.45
    26
    		  
    0.78
    169
    4. Stroke
    29.17
    159
    		  
    138.49
    33
    5. Lung Disease
    21.34
    69
    		  
    18.89
    86
    6. Prostate Cancer
    21.29
    53
    		  
    11.23
    116
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.65
    64
    		  
    8.00
    160
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.20
    40
    		  
    2.57
    165
    9. Suicide
    14.06
    37
    		  
    14.44
    36
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.43
    142
    		  
    125.65
    32
    11. Lymphomas
    10.90
    1
    		  
    3.13
    124
    12. Hypertension
    9.79
    136
    		  
    21.31
    46
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    8.28
    29
    		  
    0.35
    169
    14. Falls
    7.00
    70
    		  
    10.34
    42
    15. Ovary Cancer
    6.30
    35
    		  
    1.49
    166
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.00
    162
    		  
    26.34
    88
    17. Kidney Disease
    5.45
    151
    		  
    14.19
    87
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    4.56
    2
    		  
    1.98
    80
    19. Other Injuries
    4.17
    158
    		  
    16.05
    60
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.07
    54
    		  
    23.18
    1
    21. Stomach Cancer
    4.06
    120
    		  
    2.41
    155
    22. Leukemia
    3.62
    96
    		  
    0.39
    171
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.54
    166
    		  
    22.12
    52
    24. Bladder Cancer
    2.96
    59
    		  
    5.28
    8
    25. Skin Cancers
    2.40
    40
    		  
    1.98
    57
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    2.26
    166
    		  
    9.72
    54
    27. Other Neoplasms
    2.25
    108
    		  
    4.00
    41
    28. Liver Cancer
    1.88
    165
    		  
    1.65
    168
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.74
    169
    		  
    14.91
    20
    30. Liver Disease
    1.70
    172
    		  
    27.52
    34
    31. Drug Use
    1.69
    61
    		  
    1.89
    58
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    1.68
    154
    		  
    14.69
    25
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.56
    145
    		  
    2.04
    119
    34. Alcohol
    1.51
    65
    		  
    0.13
    134
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.48
    158
    		  
    15.79
    47
    36. Uterin Cancer
    1.14
    137
    		  
    0.78
    158
    37. Cervical Cancer
    0.92
    170
    		  
    42.18
    5
    38. Epilepsy
    0.88
    143
    		  
    6.91
    40
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.88
    17
    		  
    0.16
    119
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.85
    153
    		  
    1.63
    119
    41. Tuberculosis
    0.75
    136
    		  
    10.64
    69
    42. Drownings
    0.63
    160
    		  
    9.23
    22
    43. Violence
    0.63
    164
    		  
    3.03
    114
    44. Poisonings
    0.48
    144
    		  
    3.65
    39
    45. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    		  
    7.43
    70
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.38
    154
    		  
    50.43
    33
    47. Malnutrition
    0.38
    128
    		  
    32.72
    27
    48. Depression
    0.38
    8
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    166
    		  
    11.97
    8
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.38
    11
    		  
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Iceland ICELAND   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    315
    18.81
    		  
    4,956
    3.56
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    179
    10.69
    		  
    160
    0.11
    3. Stroke
    147
    8.77
    		  
    8,570
    6.16
    4. Lung Cancers
    138
    8.23
    		  
    59
    0.04
    5. Lung Disease
    106
    6.30
    		  
    1,249
    0.90
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    74
    4.41
    		  
    192
    0.14
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60
    3.60
    		  
    12,958
    9.31
    8. Lymphomas
    56
    3.36
    		  
    296
    0.21
    9. Hypertension
    53
    3.15
    		  
    1,339
    0.96
    10. Prostate Cancer
    50
    2.95
    		  
    290
    0.21
    11. Suicide
    49
    2.93
    		  
    1,376
    0.99
    12. Breast Cancer
    46
    2.75
    		  
    320
    0.23
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    39
    2.33
    		  
    26
    0.02
    14. Falls
    36
    2.13
    		  
    888
    0.64
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.80
    		  
    1,718
    1.23
    16. Kidney Disease
    28
    1.69
    		  
    1,080
    0.78
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    25
    1.47
    		  
    117
    0.08
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    19
    1.14
    		  
    1,620
    1.16
    19. Other Injuries
    18
    1.07
    		  
    1,960
    1.41
    20. Leukemia
    18
    1.07
    		  
    38
    0.03
    21. Stomach Cancer
    18
    1.06
    		  
    173
    0.12
    22. Bladder Cancer
    15
    0.89
    		  
    354
    0.25
    23. Ovary Cancer
    14
    0.84
    		  
    74
    0.05
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    14
    0.83
    		  
    2,637
    1.89
    25. Other Neoplasms
    11
    0.67
    		  
    358
    0.26
    26. Skin Cancers
    9
    0.56
    		  
    139
    0.10
    27. Liver Cancer
    9
    0.55
    		  
    164
    0.12
    28. Oral Cancer
    8
    0.45
    		  
    159
    0.11
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    7
    0.45
    		  
    1,459
    1.05
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    7
    0.44
    		  
    1,043
    0.75
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.41
    		  
    2,569
    1.85
    32. Liver Disease
    7
    0.40
    		  
    2,092
    1.50
    33. Drug Use
    6
    0.36
    		  
    216
    0.16
    34. Alcohol
    6
    0.33
    		  
    9
    0.01
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.27
    		  
    115
    0.08
    36. Tuberculosis
    4
    0.24
    		  
    1,335
    0.96
    37. Low Birth Weight
    4
    0.24
    		  
    5,021
    3.61
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    4
    0.24
    		  
    13
    0.01
    39. Uterin Cancer
    4
    0.21
    		  
    31
    0.02
    40. Drownings
    3
    0.19
    		  
    1,397
    1.00
    41. Cervical Cancer
    3
    0.18
    		  
    1,785
    1.28
    42. Epilepsy
    3
    0.15
    		  
    854
    0.61
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2
    0.14
    		  
    6,875
    4.94
    44. Asthma
    2
    0.13
    		  
    520
    0.37
    45. Violence
    2
    0.12
    		  
    417
    0.30
    46. Malnutrition
    2
    0.12
    		  
    3,283
    2.36
    47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    2
    0.12
    		  
    0
    0.00
    48. Depression
    2
    0.11
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Poisonings
    2
    0.10
    		  
    522
    0.37
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.09
    		  
    908
    0.65
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iceland ICELAND   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    29.45
    26
    		  
    0.78
    169
    2. Prostate Cancer
    21.29
    53
    		  
    11.23
    116
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.65
    64
    		  
    8.00
    160
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.20
    40
    		  
    2.57
    165
    5. Lymphomas
    10.90
    1
    		  
    3.13
    124
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.28
    29
    		  
    0.35
    169
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.30
    35
    		  
    1.49
    166
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.07
    54
    		  
    23.18
    1
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.06
    120
    		  
    2.41
    155
    10. Leukemia
    3.62
    96
    		  
    0.39
    171
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.96
    59
    		  
    5.28
    8
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.40
    40
    		  
    1.98
    57
    13. Liver Cancer
    1.88
    165
    		  
    1.65
    168
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.56
    145
    		  
    2.04
    119
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.14
    137
    		  
    0.78
    158
    16. Cervical Cancer
    0.92
    170
    		  
    42.18
    5
     
     
     
    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.