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Compare Italy 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
     
      Italy ITALY   Malawi MALAWI
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    71.7
    69.1
    22
    24
    21
     
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    68.7
    74.6
    71.6
    15
    14
    13
     
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    70.7
    77.4
    73.9
    17
    12
    13
     
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    73.6
    80.3
    76.9
    11
    7
    8
     
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    76.6
    82.6
    79.5
    6
    4
    4
     
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    2010
    79.3
    84.2
    81.8
    7
    6
    7
     
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2015
    80.5
    84.8
    82.7
    7
    8
    6
     
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Italy ITALY   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.5
    84.8
    7
    8
     
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    Age 5
    80.8
    85.0
    6
    8
     
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    Age 10
    80.8
    85.1
    6
    8
     
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    Age 15
    80.8
    85.1
    6
    8
     
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    Age 20
    80.9
    85.1
    6
    8
     
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    81.1
    85.2
    6
    8
     
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    Age 30
    81.2
    85.3
    6
    8
     
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    Age 35
    81.4
    85.3
    7
    8
     
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    Age 40
    81.6
    85.4
    8
    8
     
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    Age 45
    81.8
    85.6
    9
    8
     
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.9
    9
    8
     
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    Age 55
    82.6
    86.2
    9
    8
     
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    Age 60
    83.3
    86.6
    10
    8
     
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    Age 65
    84.2
    87.2
    9
    8
     
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    Age 70
    85.4
    88.0
    10
    9
     
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    Age 75
    86.9
    89.0
    8
    11
     
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    Age 80
    88.9
    90.4
    9
    12
     
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    Age 85
    91.5
    92.4
    12
    19
     
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    Age 90
    94.6
    95.1
    15
    20
     
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    Age 95
    98.3
    98.6
    23
    29
     
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.5
    32
    41
     
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Italy ITALY   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    48.48
    156
     
    77.56
    110
    2. Stroke
    35.35
    145
     
    138.49
    33
    3. Lung Cancers
    25.15
    40
     
    0.78
    169
    4. Breast Cancer
    19.94
    53
     
    8.00
    160
    5. Hypertension
    17.81
    80
     
    21.31
    46
    6. Alzheimers/Dementia
    16.96
    21
     
    2.50
    106
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.58
    45
     
    2.57
    165
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.13
    129
     
    26.34
    88
    9. Lung Disease
    12.24
    134
     
    18.89
    86
    10. Prostate Cancer
    11.53
    113
     
    11.23
    116
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.76
    36
     
    0.35
    169
    12. Stomach Cancer
    7.52
    61
     
    2.41
    155
    13. Other Injuries
    6.83
    128
     
    16.05
    60
    14. Liver Cancer
    6.69
    64
     
    1.65
    168
    15. Lymphomas
    6.59
    38
     
    3.13
    124
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.03
    149
     
    22.12
    52
    17. Liver Disease
    6.02
    146
     
    27.52
    34
    18. Kidney Disease
    5.47
    150
     
    14.19
    87
    19. Other Neoplasms
    5.13
    16
     
    4.00
    41
    20. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    66
     
    1.49
    166
    21. Leukemia
    5.04
    33
     
    0.39
    171
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    5.02
    98
     
    14.69
    25
    23. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4.89
    169
     
    125.65
    32
    24. Suicide
    4.76
    125
     
    14.44
    36
    25. Bladder Cancer
    4.07
    35
     
    5.28
    8
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.20
    146
     
    14.91
    20
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    2.72
    54
     
    1.98
    80
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.72
    161
     
    9.72
    54
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.68
    60
     
    0.78
    158
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.49
    100
     
    2.04
    119
    31. Falls
    2.40
    139
     
    10.34
    42
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.30
    42
     
    1.98
    57
    33. Hepatitis C
    2.23
    3
     
    0.37
    65
    34. Low Birth Weight
    1.85
    151
     
    15.79
    47
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.81
    157
     
    42.18
    5
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.58
    118
     
    23.18
    1
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.37
    125
     
    11.97
    8
    38. HIV/AIDS
    1.17
    115
     
    343.93
    8
    39. Drug Use
    1.07
    88
     
    1.89
    58
    40. Violence
    0.79
    159
     
    3.03
    114
    41. Epilepsy
    0.76
    157
     
    6.91
    40
    42. Anemia
    0.65
    90
     
    1.95
    55
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.61
    150
     
    14.48
    46
    44. Drownings
    0.57
    163
     
    9.23
    22
    45. Skin Disease
    0.51
    137
     
    8.43
    14
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.48
    37
     
    0.16
    119
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.42
    168
     
    1.63
    119
    48. Alcohol
    0.37
    111
     
    0.13
    134
    49. Poisonings
    0.37
    155
     
    3.65
    39
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.37
    95
     
    2.89
    35
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Italy ITALY   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    75,906
    16.32
     
    4,956
    3.56
    2. Stroke
    58,654
    12.61
     
    8,570
    6.16
    3. Lung Cancers
    33,636
    7.23
     
    59
    0.04
    4. Hypertension
    29,958
    6.44
     
    1,339
    0.96
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    29,620
    6.37
     
    160
    0.11
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    20,754
    4.46
     
    1,718
    1.23
    7. Lung Disease
    20,602
    4.43
     
    1,249
    0.90
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20,556
    4.42
     
    192
    0.14
    9. Breast Cancer
    13,333
    2.87
     
    320
    0.23
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    10,649
    2.29
     
    26
    0.02
    11. Stomach Cancer
    10,438
    2.24
     
    173
    0.12
    12. Other Injuries
    10,274
    2.21
     
    1,960
    1.41
    13. Liver Cancer
    9,235
    1.99
     
    164
    0.12
    14. Lymphomas
    8,957
    1.93
     
    296
    0.21
    15. Kidney Disease
    8,864
    1.91
     
    1,080
    0.78
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,868
    1.69
     
    12,958
    9.31
    17. Prostate Cancer
    7,841
    1.69
     
    290
    0.21
    18. Other Neoplasms
    7,593
    1.63
     
    358
    0.26
    19. Liver Disease
    7,331
    1.58
     
    2,092
    1.50
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    6,554
    1.41
     
    1,459
    1.05
    21. Leukemia
    6,496
    1.40
     
    38
    0.03
    22. Bladder Cancer
    6,226
    1.34
     
    354
    0.25
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,695
    1.01
     
    1,043
    0.75
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    4,681
    1.01
     
    117
    0.08
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,061
    0.87
     
    2,637
    1.89
    26. Suicide
    3,908
    0.84
     
    1,376
    0.99
    27. Ovary Cancer
    3,336
    0.72
     
    74
    0.05
    28. Falls
    3,249
    0.70
     
    888
    0.64
    29. Hepatitis C
    3,161
    0.68
     
    28
    0.02
    30. Oral Cancer
    2,922
    0.63
     
    159
    0.11
    31. Skin Cancers
    2,728
    0.59
     
    139
    0.10
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,160
    0.46
     
    908
    0.65
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2,050
    0.44
     
    31
    0.02
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,979
    0.43
     
    1,620
    1.16
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1,370
    0.29
     
    2,569
    1.85
    36. Anemia
    1,059
    0.23
     
    191
    0.14
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1,055
    0.23
     
    1,785
    1.28
    38. HIV/AIDS
    874
    0.19
     
    40,819
    29.32
    39. Epilepsy
    872
    0.19
     
    854
    0.61
    40. Skin Disease
    809
    0.17
     
    639
    0.46
    41. Drug Use
    736
    0.16
     
    216
    0.16
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    643
    0.14
     
    115
    0.08
    43. Low Birth Weight
    599
    0.13
     
    5,021
    3.61
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    566
    0.12
     
    6,875
    4.94
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    548
    0.12
     
    379
    0.27
    46. Violence
    518
    0.11
     
    417
    0.30
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    491
    0.11
     
    13
    0.01
    48. Hepatitis B
    459
    0.10
     
    232
    0.17
    49. Asthma
    417
    0.09
     
    520
    0.37
    50. Drownings
    402
    0.09
     
    1,397
    1.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Italy ITALY   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.15
    40
     
    0.78
    169
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.94
    53
     
    8.00
    160
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.58
    45
     
    2.57
    165
    4. Prostate Cancer
    11.53
    113
     
    11.23
    116
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.76
    36
     
    0.35
    169
    6. Stomach Cancer
    7.52
    61
     
    2.41
    155
    7. Liver Cancer
    6.69
    64
     
    1.65
    168
    8. Lymphomas
    6.59
    38
     
    3.13
    124
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    66
     
    1.49
    166
    10. Leukemia
    5.04
    33
     
    0.39
    171
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.07
    35
     
    5.28
    8
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.68
    60
     
    0.78
    158
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.49
    100
     
    2.04
    119
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.30
    42
     
    1.98
    57
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.81
    157
     
    42.18
    5
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.58
    118
     
    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.